2:45 After three decades in politics in New York State, Joe Robach is retiring. WXXI’s James Brown caught up with him about his career and how he sees today s politics.
“I’m getting rid of so much stuff,” said Robach. “It’s amazing what you accumulate over so many years.”
Robach was first elected in 1991, replacing his father, the longtime Democratic state Assemblyman Roger Robach, who died that year.
Joe Robach is something of a rare breed in an increasingly partisan world. He had support of the Conservative Party both as a Democrat in the state Assembly and as a Republican in the state Senate, where he’s served since 2003. He rose through the ranks and is assistant minority whip.
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As the general public waits to get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, plans are underway to launch a vaccine literacy program early next year.
Led by faculty members at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College, the yearlong educational campaign will focus on dispelling myths and misinformation about immunizations. The program is funded by a $20,000 grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Ramil Sapinoro, associate professor of pharmaceutical science at St. John Fisher College, said mistrust and misconceptions of vaccines in general have spilled over to specific concerns about the new COVID-19 vaccines, partly because of the speed with which they were developed.