PHOTO BY JAMES BROWN / WXXI NEWS City Council President Loretta Scott. Scott said the rhetoric that she has seen being spread about the vaccines is concerning and false, particularly rumors about people being harmed while the drug was tested in trials. She said these rumors are especially harmful in minority communities that have been hit hard by COVID-19. Scott also said public officials should not use their energy to make people wary of the vaccine, especially with a high number of local positive cases. She said that the public should rely on medical professionals instead of social media to get information.
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Rochester City Council President Loretta Scott is speaking out about misinformation involving COVID-19 vaccines.
Scott said the rhetoric that she has seen being spread about the vaccines is concerning and false, particularly rumors about people being harmed while the drug was tested in trials. She said these rumors are especially harmful in minority communities who have been hit hard by COVID-19.
Scott also said public officials should not use their energy to make people wary of the vaccine especially with a high number of positive cases locally. She said that the public should rely on medical professionals instead of social media to get information.
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Two last minute amendments to the Monroe County Budget were passed Tuesday night, one was a measure to save two jobs at the Board of Elections. But as WXXI’s James Brown learned its not so simple.
The override, which was conducted within 15 minutes of a special meeting of the Legislature being called, was not unexpected.
Legislators approved the amendments with the budget on Tuesday, and passed them mostly along party lines with a solid enough cushion to cancel out any threat of a veto. They voted 20-9 on the changes, with five breakaway Democrats siding with the 15 members of the Republican majority.