Community Put These COVID Safety Steps On Your Holiday To-Do List By Barbara Ficarra Nov. 18, 2021 This holiday season, the best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and your community is to stay healthy and safe.
Patient Care I’m Pregnant. When Should I Get the COVID Vaccine? Can I get the Flu Vaccine, Too? By Emily Boynton Oct. 11, 2021 Pregnancy experts urge their patients to get the COVID vaccine as soon as possible. And as we head into flu season, they recommend getting the flu shot as soon as possible, too.
Community More Than 20,000 Hospital Employees Vaccinated, Fewer Than 300 Resign As Mandate Takes Effect By Chip Partner Sep. 30, 2021 99% of employees will continue working at UR Medicine hospitals, but other challenges make it difficult to maintain nonessential services.
Patient Care UR Medicine Releases Staff Vaccination Data, Saying Hospitals Will Remain 'Open for Business' By Chip Partner Sep. 23, 2021 As New York’s vaccine mandate takes effect Monday, 99% of professional medical staff and 91% of all staff are vaccinated at six UR Medicine hospitals, which will maintain critical care with some ...
Patient Care Can I get Pregnant after Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine? Does the Vaccine Affect a Man’s Fertility? By Emily Boynton Sep. 20, 2021 Tieg Beazer understands why people are scared and uncertain about getting vaccinated before or during pregnancy. She got the shot and then got pregnant, and she’s eager to share her story with others.
Patient Care Is the COVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant People? What About When You Are Breastfeeding? By Emily Boynton Sep. 9, 2021 A new mom shares her story about getting the shot during pregnancy and obstetrician Eva Pressman, M.D. answers common COVID questions.
Research Lessons from COVID: URMC, RGH Launch Clinical Trials to Test mRNA Flu Vaccine By Susanne Pallo Sep. 2, 2021 Researchers at URMC and RGH are joining a clinical trial today to test a new Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA flu vaccine that mimics the technology used in their highly effective, FDA-approved COVID vaccine.
Research FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine By Mark Michaud Aug. 23, 2021 The federal Food and Drug Administration today granted full approval to the COVID vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech for people 16 and older, making it the first to move beyond emergency use ...
Community URMC Reinstates Indoor Face Mask Requirement Regardless of Vaccine Status By Chip Partner Aug. 9, 2021 Responding to the growing public health threat of the Delta variant, and the recent emergence of COVID-19 cases in the Rochester area, the University of Rochester is reinstating indoor face-masking ...
Research Need a Boost? URMC Experts Answer Your Questions About COVID Vaccine Boosters By Susanne Pallo Jul. 14, 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech raised questions last week with news of a plan to seek authorization for COVID booster shots and to develop a new Delta variant COVID vaccine. Our experts answer those questions.
