By Annette Pinder The Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc., in collaboration with the Buffalo Documentary Project, produced and made two videos entitled Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Focus Group: Sharing Our Stories of Treatment and Recovery. “We wanted to share the experiences our staff and providers had with
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By Judith Fales A new coronavirus variant, B.1.526, that could be more transmissible and intractable than the traditional strain that has been spreading in New York City, was recently found in Western New York. The variant shares similarities with the one first discovered in South Africa (B.1.3.51).
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by Judith Fales and Annette Pinder A rumor is a statement or report without known authority for its truth. A myth is an unfounded or false notion. The latest rumors and myths emanate from an attempt to understand the truth about the new coronavirus vaccines, many of
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With Mona Chitre, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer at Univera Healthcare Mona, the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in the U.S. Is it safe? Why do we need a third vaccine option? All vaccines have the same goal — to protect
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By Steven Heimoff I wasn’t ready for how emotional getting my second vaccine shot made me feel. When I called my friend Marilyn to tell her, I wept. At the place where I got my vaccine, the National Guard, FEMA, Health & Human Services, and other uniformed
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Time for everyone to get #VaccineReady Because of COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities, Univera Healthcare is working to help the community become #VaccineReady during National Minority Health Month. Univera Healthcare has a dedicated COVID-19 website https://www.theuniveradifference.com/covid19 that offers up-to-the-minute information on what you need
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Vaccinehound.org is a one-stop shop that lists appointment openings throughout the region. The University at Buffalo has launched a new website to help people easily find available COVID-19 vaccination appointments across Western New York. WNY Vaccine Hound is a critical community resource that serves as a one-stop
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You Could Help Identify an effective COVID-19 Treatment Patients with mild or moderate symptoms are needed for NIH-funded study at UB The focus is on drugs, including monoclonal antibody medications, that received emergency use authorizations early in the pandemic Vaccinations may be front page news these
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UPDATE: March 30, 2021 CASES UPDATE ERIE & NIAGARA COUNTY: Erie County has 75,876 cases to date with 1,666 deaths. Niagara County has 16,734 cases to date and 309 deaths. NEW VACCINE FINDER: https://www.vaccinehound.org FIND A VACCINE! TRICKS AND TIPS VACCINE HELP! https://youtu.be/H66BiAA_Mhk NEW UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE:
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Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc. (CHCB) Shares Frontline COVID Stores and Personal Experiences The Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc., in collaboration with the Buffalo Documentary Project, produced and made two videos entitled “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Focus Group: Sharing Our Stories of Treatment and Recovery.” The videos
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