Press Releases

Director: “Vaccine Offers Best Protection From Influenza”
The Oneida County Health Department will conduct adult flu immunization clinics beginning Friday, October 25th from 1-3 pm and continuing every Friday through the month of November, at the Utica clinic located at 406 Elizabeth Street Phyllis D. Ellis, Director of Health announced today.
In addition, there will be adult flu immunization clinics in Rome at 300 W. Dominick Street on Tuesdays, October 29th, November 12th and November 26th from 11:00 am to 12-noon.

The Oneida County Health Department, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), will hold a seminar to educate the public on the nature and causes of mold in the home, its impact on health, and the proper methods of remediation, Phyllis D. Ellis, Oneida County Director of Health, announced today.

Health Officials Urge Early Vaccination Wherever Vaccine is Available
The Oneida County Health Department has been notified of a possible delay of 4-8 weeks in the shipment of flu vaccine, Director of Health Phyllis Ellis said today.

Special Immunization Clinic Scheduled
The Oneida County Health Department will hold a special Tdap immunization clinic on Friday, September 26th from 4-6 pm at the clinic located at 406 Elizabeth Street in Utica.

Health Department officials say 56 cases of Lyme disease have been confirmed in Oneida County so far this year, with more than thirty cases being reported in the month of July.

Oneida County Health Department officials said today that blue-green algae blooms, which could pose a health risk to people and pets exposed to large quantities of the algae, have been found in parts of Oneida Lake.