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If you need a ride or help with registration, the county health department is recommending residents contact one of these agencies and encouraging people to share these numbers with those in need:
Community Connections: 518 521-3507 // Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living: 518 891- 5295 // Office for the Aging: 518 481-1526 // COVID-19 Call Center: 518 481-1111
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Any individual that needs a COVID-19 vaccination can call the Herkimer County Office for the Aging office and get scheduled when they call as long as appointments are available.
They can call 315-867-1121 or 315-867-1371. Please leave your information on our voice mail or call back. Please be patient we are trying to answer as many calls as we can.
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.
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Albany County opens vaccinations for ages 12 to 15 - with a free Stewart s ice cream thrown in
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Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen joins County Executive Dan McCoy for a coronavirus news briefing on Friday, May 7, 2021, at the county offices in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY– Youngsters between the ages of 12 and 15 are able to get their COVID-19 shot at the Albany Capital Center behind the Times Union Center on Thursday after the Pfizer vaccine received emergency federal approval to be used in that age group.