With more and more New Yorkers getting their COVID-19 vaccines, Saratoga County school administrators wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the dedication of more than 50 school nurses who participated in closed PODs for educators over the last two months.
These PODs, which stands for Point of Dispensing, are temporary sites in the community where vaccines can be quickly administered to people in large numbers. Recently, several PODs ran through a partnership between Saratoga County Public Health Services, Saratoga County schools and WSWHE BOCES.
Just about every Friday from Jan. 29 until April 16, happy educators could be seen leaving PODs at the WSWHE BOCES Ballard Road Conference Center or Ballard Elementary School in Wilton, knowing that they had received their vaccine and were a step closer toward returning our schoolsâ classrooms to normal.
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BALLSTON SPA Saratoga County on Wednesday reported progress against COVID-19 but warned progress mustn’t lead to complacency: Protective measures such as masking and distancing continue to be necessary to slow the spread of the virus.
At a news conference, county officials said 15.8% of county residents had received their first dose of vaccine and 8.5% have also received their second dose. Both figures are above the statewide average.
Another positive sign: The number of new infections has dropped sharply. The positive test rate declined from a seven-day average as high as 11% in early January to 2.7% on Tuesday.
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Officials in Saratoga County provided updates Wednesday on a number of efforts related to assisting residents during the pandemic.
Saratoga County Public Health Services Commissioner Dr. Daniel Kuhles says the county is making progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19.
“We’re averaging now about 44 cases a day in the last week. At our peak on January 6th, it was 276 cases per day. So it’s a dramatic decrease,” said Kuhles.
Hospitalizations are down too, and to date, more than 32,000 county residents have received at least one dose of vaccine. Though the supply of vaccine being provided to the county through the state and federal government is increasing, demand still outstrips supply.
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