Dr. Elizabeth Buck, right, gets her first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots administered by registered nurse Ashley Gavin at the Saranac Lake Hudson Headwaters Health Network office in the Adirondack Medical Center building on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Photo Aaron Cerbone, Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
Feb 03, 2021 The Lewis County public health department is holding a one-time clinic to administer 160 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday.
Only people 65 and over who live and work in Lewis County are eligible. The clinic will be held at the fire hall in Lowville starting at 1:30pm Friday.
Dr. Elizabeth Buck, right, gets her first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots administered by registered nurse Ashley Gavin at the Saranac Lake Hudson Headwaters Health Network office in the Adirondack Medical Center building on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Photo Aaron Cerbone, Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
Jan 06, 2021
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
As the number of people eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus grows, staff shortages could be a significant hurdle for the North Country region to overcome in its distribution efforts.
Dr. Wouter Rietsema, vice president of population health and information services at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, told reporters during a press conference Tuesday that a lack of qualified staff will be the “number-one rate limiter” for the North Country region as more people become eligible for vaccinations.
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Dr. Elizabeth Buck, right, gets her first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots administered by registered nurse Ashley Gavin at the Saranac Lake Hudson Headwaters Health Network office in the Adirondack Medical Center building on Tuesday. Buck will return in 28 days for a second dose of the vaccine.
(Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) SARANAC LAKE Dr. Elizabeth Buck was at home on Tuesday enjoying her day off when she got the call. The Hudson Headwaters Health Network office in Saranac Lake had received doses of the Moderna vaccine, and she was eligible to get one. She didn’t hesitate. Buck drove to work to get her shot.