Dr. Mary Bassett

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett is resigning at the end of the year. In a statement Friday, Bassett says she will return to the Harvard Chan School of Public Health in January.

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says monkeypox continues to spread, and people should be aware of the risks, and how to access the limited supply of vaccines. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt spoke to Bassett about the disease.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says there’s no set date to get rid of New York’s COVID-19 mask mandate for schoolchildren. Bassett addressed the hot-button issue as she testified at a joint legislative budget hearing Tuesday.

The state Senate on Thursday confirmed Governor Kathy Hochul's choice of Dr. Mary Bassett as New York state’s new health commissioner. She replaces the controversial Dr. Howard Zucker, who left three months after former Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned.

Kathy Hochul has named former New York City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett the new state Department of Health Commissioner.

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, WAMC Newsman Ray Graf and Associate Editor of the Times Union – Mike Spain.Topics include:Ebola QuarantineDr.…