A polio case identified in New York last month is “just the very, very tip of the iceberg” and an indication there “must be several hundred cases in the community circulating,” a senior ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

UPDATE: As of Sunday, Aug. 1, the CDC now lists 23 counties in New York state with “substantial” or “high” transmission of Covid-19.Masking is recommended indoors, whether vaccinated or not.

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 ...

ALBANY — New Yorkers who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus, but only if it's been less than 90 days since their last vaccination and they're ...