Vaccine demand in Northern New York and Vermont
The North Country s seen a slow in demand for weeks Share Updated: 7:24 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021
The North Country s seen a slow in demand for weeks Share Updated: 7:24 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 6. I M BRIAN COLLERAN. ALICE KANG HAS THE NIGHT OFF. TONIGHT OUR REGION IS SEEING A áDIFFERENCE IN DEMAND. FOR THE VACCINE SHOT. NBC 5 S ELENA BARILLA LOOKED INTO THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. ON áBOTH SIDES OF THE LAKE. ELENA. I SPOKE WITH THE NORTH COUNTRY REGION S VACCINATION HUB THIS AFTERNOON. AND THEY SAY DEMAND FOR THE VACCINE IS ABSOLUTELY SLOWING DOWN HERE. A SLOW IN DEMAND FOR VACCINES IN THE NORTH COUNTRY - HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN SEEING FOR WEEKS. BUT IT S SOMETHING THEY COULD VE PREDICTED MONTHS AGO. AS SUPPLY WAS ONCE AN ISSUE - AND EVERYONE WAS RUSHING TO GET A SHOT - THE SWITCH WOULD EVENTUALLY BE FLIPPED. DR. WOUTER
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Saranac Lake Middle School social studies teacher Dwight Stevenson is among the first group of people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at a state Department of Health-run vaccine clinic in Plattsburgh on Monday, Jan. 18.
(Photo provided by Dwight Stevenson) PLATTSBURGH A North Country Chamber of Commerce webinar gathered regional healthcare professionals Wednesday morning and the message was clear: Get the COVID vaccine ASAP. University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Vice President of Population Health and Information Services Dr. Wouter Rietsema was one of five panelists and called the available COVID vaccines “miraculous.” “We have vaccines that prevent 95% of a disease that’s unheard of in vaccinations,” Rietsema said, noting that a “good” flu vaccine was closer to the 50% range.
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A fully vaccinated resident of the Skilled Nursing Facility at the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh has tested positive for COVID-19.
The hospital says the unidentified resident is asymptomatic. The person had been vaccinated before the positive test result, which was returned Friday after a routine test prior to a scheduled procedure.
Infectious Disease specialist and CVPH Vice President for Population Health and Information Services Dr. Wouter Rietsema said the vaccine appears to be “doing its job to keep this individual from getting seriously ill.”
Employees and residents of the Skilled Nursing Facility implemented immediate safety protocols including quarantine and testing.
Eligibility, distribution efforts expand in New York vaccine rollout
Those over 60 can create appointments starting Wednesday Share Updated: 6:39 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
Those over 60 can create appointments starting Wednesday Share Updated: 6:39 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
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Show Transcript UPDATE FROM SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY. NEW YORK IS EXPANDING IT S VACCINE ELIGIBILITY. NBC5 S ELENA BARILLA HAS MORE ON áWHOSE NEXT IN LINE and áHOW MUCH LONGER. YOU áCOULD BE WAITING, TO GET A SHOT. STARTING WEDNESDAY.. NEW YORKERS OVER 60 CAN GET VACCINATED. (DR. WOUTER RIETSEMA/CVPH) YOU START GETTING DOWN TO PEOPLE WHO JUST DON T WANT IT, SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING, YOU GOTTA OPEN IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND THAT S WHAT THEY DID. LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK. ELIGIBILITY EXPANDING EVEN MORE. ON MARCH 17. (gfx) PUBLIC- FACING ESSENTIAL WORKERS. LIKE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. NON-FOR-PROFIT WORKERS. AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS. THAT
PLATTSBURGH About 20% of eligible adults in the seven-county North Country region have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Wouter Riets