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May 13, 2021
kmoore@poststar.com
Despite being among the first New Yorkers to be offered a COVID vaccine five months ago, only about half of the employees at many nursing homes have gotten vaccinated.
Positive cases among workers have repeatedly led to residents being restricted to their rooms for two weeks while in-person visits are canceled. On Monday, The Pines in Glens Falls canceled visitation for two floors of residents after one employee tested positive.
Outbreaks at nursing homes have dropped precipitously since almost all residents were vaccinated. But the vaccine has its limits, especially for people who are already elderly, sick and frail. A fully vaccinated resident at Washington Center in Argyle died of COVID during an outbreak that was unintentionally spread by workers last winter.
March 19, 2021 - Bronx, NY -A state-run mass vaccination site opens at the Bay Eden Senior Center in the Bronx. (Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Apr 23, 2021 About 30% of New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, and most North Country counties are on par with the state, or even have higher vaccination rates. But the region is still seeing a slight uptick in new COVID-19 cases.
Public Health officials are worried that people are letting down their guard too soon. They include Ginelle Jones, the Director of Public Health in Warren County. She herself is fully vaccinated, but she s still faithfully wearing a mask in public. And she says everyone should be doing the same.
Capital Region providers with open vaccine slots this week
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1of9Buy PhotoCOVID-19 vaccine doses are ready to administered to airport workers during a clinic on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at the at the the Albany International Airport Fire Department building in Colonie, N.Y. Albany County made 100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine available to the Albany County Airport Authority for distribution to employees. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoPhilip Calderone, CEO of the Albany County Airport Authority, center, announces a vaccination clinic for airport workers on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Albany International Airport in Colonie, N.Y. Albany County made 100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine available to the Albany County Airport Authority for distribution to employees. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Region s virus death toll passes 900; vaccine coming to CVS sites
New daily infections continue to fall from mid-January peak
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People participate in an inauguration eve COVID-19 memorial candlelight vigil outside Niskayuna Town Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Ten more Capital Region residents have died due to COVID-19 complications, but new daily cases of the virus continue to fall, data released Tuesday show.
The region’s latest victims included four Albany County residents, including two men in their 60s, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s; three Columbia County residents; a Schenectady County man in his 90s; a Warren County nursing home resident who was in their 80s; and a Saratoga County resident.