Mary Bassett

Governor Kathy Hochul said COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year and masks and social distancing will no longer be required. The governor and state health officials also gave an update on the spread of monkeypox, which for the first time has infected a child.

Karen DeWitt spoke with the state’s health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, who said the best protection for kids is to get vaccinated.

New York State’s Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said monkeypox continues to spread and people should be aware of the risks as well as how to access the limited supply of vaccines.

Many New Yorkers are becoming sick with COVID even after being vaccinated and receiving one or even two booster shots.

COVID-19’s new sub-variant is here, but the state of New York has adopted an innovative way to track the virus.

Dr. Mary Bassett addressed the hot-button issue as she testified at a joint legislative budget hearing Tuesday.

The state's health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, is confirmed, but not without some pushback from Republicans in the state Senate.

New York’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, has tested positive for COVID-19, Governor Kathy Hochul announced in a briefing that documented the worsening situation in the state as the Omicron variant multiplies.

Concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are growing as the more contagious strain is beginning to take hold in New York.

Governor Kathy Hochul has named former New York City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to lead the state’s health department. The announcement comes less…