Unvaccinated and undervaccinated people are vulnerable, and polio vaccination rates in Rockland County and neighboring Orange County, just north of New York City, are about 60%, compared with 93% ...

New York state will lift its mask mandate Wednesday to align with federal guidance, allowing those vaccinated against COVID-19 to avoid wearing a face covering in most situations, Gov. Andrew ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close ...

The CDC recommends that people in New York and Los Angeles wear masks indoors. Masks still prevent infection, even if people don't wear them all the time.

Still, New York's current mask rules for unvaccinated individuals remain in place under emergency regulations by the Department of Health and could be changed to adopt the new CDC guidance.

Hospitals in New York have begun testing for a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that it may already be ...

New York City announced Thursday it had become the first jurisdiction in the country to roll out monkeypox vaccinations to a wider group of people at risk of the illness. ... The CDC, which can ...

ALBANY — New York will adopt new guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that allows vaccinated individuals to remove their masks and stop social distancing except ...

As of August 27, a total of 57 people infected with the outbreak strain of listeria have been reported from 18 states, the CDC said, including the 17 in the New York. The CDC added that all 57 ...