Portland officials hope to hold new vaccination clinic if supply is available
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PORTLAND - When the town decided to hold a vaccine clinic, there was no way to know Mother Nature would rollout a snowstorm on the day the shots were to be given.
But when the storm was inevitable last Monday, library staff members called the 80 people who had signed up to tell them the clinic had been re-scheduled to this past Friday, said Youth & Family Services and Senior Citizens Director Mary Pont.
It worked: Vaccinations were administered to 80 people on Friday.
Now, First Selectwoman Susan S. Bransfield said the town hopes to schedule additional clinics for the 100-plus residents 75 and older who have added their names to the list of those seeking the vaccination.
East Hampton sees lower rate of COVID cases; vaccine clinic planned
Feb 1, 2021
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EAST HAMPTON - While the town remains at a “red alert” status, there is some encouraging news regarding the number of COVID-19 infections, officials said.
Town Manager David E. Cox said in his latest report that the positivity rate for the last two weeks of January was 37.8 per 100,000 population.
“That equates to just about five new cases each day” in town, Cox said.
He described that as “somewhat better than the rate we have experienced in the past.”
The positivity rate for the previous two weeks was 60 cases per 100,000.
Mentor Shares His Passion for Learning
Mentor Shares His Passion for Learning
January 11, 2021, 12:08 pm David Mitchell After Emmanuel Kenta-Bibi, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.M.Ed., M.B.A., graduated from medical school in 1997, he worked as a general practitioner in his native Cameroon for three years. When he decided to immigrate to the United States seeking “greener pastures,” he knew it would mean giving up his practice and resuming his training.
“It’s different there,” he said. “You’re a GP when you graduate, and you go straight into the trenches, caring for patients, delivering babies and performing general surgery. It was extremely hard to start over, but once you’re determined to do something, you have to keep working at it and look at your ultimate goal. I knew learning more would benefit me in the future.”
Portland schools delay reopening with educators keeping an eye on COVID data
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PORTLAND - The decision to delay the re-opening of schools until Jan. 19 was made in part because of rising numbers of COVID-19 infections after end-of-the-year holidays gatherings, officials said.
The Board of Education voted 7-0 to resume in-school learning on Jan. 19 for students in kindergarten through sixth grades after hearing from Russell Melmed, the health director for the Chatham Health District.
High school and middle school will continue with the hybrid model learning until Feb. 1.
The district compiles data on infection rates in its member communities on a two-week basis.