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New York details COVID vaccine phases heading into Phase 1b

ALBANY — The state Department of Health this week detailed the COVID-19 vaccine plan as New York continues in Phase 1a and begins to serve the initial groups from Phase 1b. The following information was provided by the DOH online at https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov. --- Eligible ...

Staff shortage may slow vaccine rollout

As the number of people eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus grows, staff shortages could be a significant hurdle for the North Country region to overcome in its distribution efforts. Dr. Wouter Rietsema, vice president of population health and information services at Champlain ...

Who gets vaccines first? Second?

(The following information was provided by New York state online at https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov.) New York state will distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in phases based on need and risk. We are currently in Phase 1A. Eligible New Yorkers in Phase 1A are: - High-risk hospital ...

One LP school goes remote after 3 days

As New York schools returned to session Monday, Jan. 4 after winter break, the state has a new rule for staying open during COVID-19: Schools in counties with a positivity level over 9% must remain below their communities’ positivity level to stay open for in-person instruction. This will ...

Adirondack Medical Center praised for speedy vaccination

SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Medical Center was highlighted on Monday, Jan. 4 as one of the highest-performing hospitals in the state for distributing vaccines. Less than two weeks after the hospital received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines on Dec. 23, about 87% of its vaccine ...

Coronavirus: Public Enemy No. 1

ELIZABETHTOWN — For a moment, her office was quiet. With just one full day left before the start of the New Year, Essex County Health Department Director Linda Beers sat down in her Elizabethtown office and looked at a timeline of the county’s coronavirus pandemic laid out before ...