Midday News Brief
Written by Dan Fischer on May 13, 2021
Effective immediately, New York State has authorized the use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for residents between the ages of 12 and 15.
The announcement came last night after the vaccine was approved by the state’s Clinical Advisory Task Force.
Its use also has the support of the Food and Drug Administration and federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The first local clinic for 12 to 15 year olds will be held at Genesee Community College this Saturday from 9:15 in the morning until Noon. You will need to make an appointment.
In Genesee call (585) 815-7168. In Orleans call (585) 589-3170. Website: https:bit.ly/GOHealthVaccination
A pay raise is in store for Genesee County Sheriff’s Deputies.
The legislature has approved pay raises of 2-percent for the years 2020 and 2021 and 2.25 percent for 2022 and 2.5 percent 2023.
45 deputies are members of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association.
The Genesee County Legislature has unanimously passed a local law authorizing 12- and 13-year-old licensed hunters to hunt deer with a firearm or crossbow.
The measure calls for strict supervision.
A public hearing preceded last night’s official vote.
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams is defending how the franchise handled the health of team captain Jack Eichel. Earlier this week, Eichel claimed the Sabres wouldn’t let him immediately get surgery after suffering a herniated disc in his neck. Now Adams ssays that was due to Eichel wanting to have a procedure that’s never been performed on an NHL player and the Sabres medical team made the final call.
United Memorial Medical Center has begun construction on an 8-million project to nearly double the size of the hospital’s radiology department.
The first phase of the expansion is scheduled for completion by the middle of next year. The entire project should be complete by 2024.
Artist’s renderings of UMMC Radiology expansion project
