WBFO s Michael Mroziak reports.
By a 6 to 5 vote, the Erie County Legislature has approved County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s restoration of a Special Assistant to the Social Services Commissioner. It returns a job that was eliminated last year, but now includes a nearly $20,000 raise that would bring the salary up to just under $100,000.
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Prior to the Erie County Legislature s full meeting Thursday morning, lawmakers held a joint caucus meeting during which Social Services Commissioner Marie Cannon defended the restored position. When asked what the new hire would do, she stated the individual would handle mostly day-to-day operations. Cannon added that with the state government imposing more responsibilities on county offices during the COVID pandemic, she needs help to get caught up with an increased workload.
19 February 2021, 12:21 pm EST By covid-19 vaccine appointment ( Youtube/Province of British Columbia )
Getting an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine is difficult due to its demand, now it turns out that there are people who are hoarding appointments and reserving slots.
COVID-19 vaccine appointment hoarding
Local health departments stated that this is adding to the delays that they are experiencing in getting people vaccinated.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said that hoarding vaccine appointments is something that the Erie County Health Department has seen, with people scheduling numerous appointments for first-dose shots.
A spokesperson for Poloncarz calls the vaccine appointment hoarding both selfish and greedy. In a Twitter post, Poloncarz said that people have been scheduling numerous appointments with the county and other vaccine pro
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, claiming that the company failed to protect warehouse workers at facilities in Queens and Staten Island during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing inadequate health and safety protections in those facilities. As reported below, Amazon sued James last week in an attempt to preempt charges such as these, and to Tuesday’s suit that James’ claims didn’t represent an accurate picture of the company’s pandemic response.
In early March 2020, when little was still known about the new coronavirus, state and federal health authorities issued some broad guidance. Wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face, keep a few feet of distance between yourself and others.