Saturday, December 19, 2020 - 7:12 am
BY ANDY GARDNER
North Country This Week
CANTON St. Lawrence County s Board of Health president says he does not believe there is a need for a mass testing event in the county.
Dr. Andrew Williams spoke at the Monday, Dec. 14 Board of Legislators Services Committee meeting in response to an idea that Legislator Margaret Haggard, D-Potsdam brought up at the December full board meeting.
Dr. Williams said the Rheonix rapid-testing machines that can give same-day COVID-19 results nullifies the need for a mass testing event. I don t really feel like there s a role for a mass testing site. We have the capacity. We have the availability. We have the excellent turnaround times. And the cost should not be an obstacle, the doctor said. We have the ability to do nearly 500 tests per day at St. Lawrence Health System. Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center is also using Rheonix machines.
Local doctor has message to public after getting COVID vaccine
WWNY Local doctor has message to public after getting COVID vaccine By John Pirsos | December 17, 2020 at 2:35 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 9:49 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - As COVID vaccine is made more available, we spoke with the St. Lawrence Health System doctor who was the first in the county to get the shot. He has a message for everyone in the north country.
Dr. Andrew Williams is the St. Lawrence County Board of Health president. On Tuesday, he was the first in the county to receive the COVID vaccine, which he says is a big step in the right direction.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 6:13 am
St. Lawrence Health System’s Associate Chief Medical Officer and St. Lawrence County Board of Health President Andrew Williams, MD, FACP, receives the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. CPH Director of Nursing Education Amy Nugent injects him with the shot. For more, see story here. Photo submitted by SLHS.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 5:05 pm
St. Lawrence Health System’s Associate Chief Medical Officer and St. Lawrence County Board of Health President Andrew Williams, MD, FACP, receives the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine administered at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. CPH Director of Nursing Education Amy Nugent injects him with the shot. Photo submitted by SLHS.
POTSDAM St. Lawrence Health System (SLHS) has received an initial shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, and expects the second half of the doses to arrive in approximately 20 days.
This vaccine is administered as a two-dose series, three weeks apart.
The System will be vaccinating its clinical staff members at Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Gouverneur Hospital, Massena Hospital, and other neighboring hospital facilities in accordance with governmental guidelines.