NEW YORK (AP) — A group of New York City restaurants asked a judge this week to block the city's latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, calling the city's mandate that customers show proof of vaccination "arbitrary, irrational, unscientific and unlawful." The group argued that ...

Chautauqua County recorded 22 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total this month to 254. Of the new cases reported by the county Health Department, six come from the Jamestown zip code, three each in Fredonia, Ashville and Falconer, two in Dunkirk and one each in Forestville, Cherry Creek, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines' effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for ...

The majority of new cases of COVID-19 in Chautauqua County continue to involve those not vaccinated. According to information by the county Health Department, 67% of the cases recorded since Aug. 1 — totaling 155 — are among those who have not received a dose. Eight, representing 3%, are ...

New York (AP) — Hospital and nursing home workers in New York state will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday in the state's latest push to increase inoculation rates to fight a wave of coronavirus cases powered by the highly infectious delta variant. The ...

New York (AP) — Vaccine mandates expanded Monday as New York state ordered hospital and nursing home workers to get COVID-19 inoculations and New York City was poised to start requiring them for anyone in restaurant dining rooms, gyms, museums and many other leisure venues. The new policies ...