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Gillibrand visits Watertown to announce legislative package to lower prescription drug prices


WATERTOWN — U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced a plan to lower prescription drug prices during an appearance in the city Thursday.
Standing between the Jefferson County Court Complex and the county office building, Sen. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced a package of three bills, each addressing a different aspect of prescription drug pricing.
“Health care is a human right, not a privilege,” Sen. Gillibrand said, “but now, life-saving medicine is only life-saving if you can afford it, and that has to change.”
The package announced by Sen. Gillibrand includes the Prescription Drug Relief Act, which would peg the prices charged by medicine manufacturers to the median of the prices they charge in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. ....

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Partnership designed to help 65 and old age group get COVID vaccine


Partnership designed to help 65 and old age group get COVID vaccine
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By Brendan Straub | March 3, 2021 at 9:39 PM EST - Updated March 3 at 9:39 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Getting a shot could be tough for the older population if they have to drive to vaccine site. But, there’s a new partnership that aims to bring the shots closer to home.
At the Jefferson County Office for the Aging, the phones have been ringing off the hook with county residents needing help getting a vaccination appointment.
Director Kathleen Kazakoff says not all seniors are tech-savvy and that is a big challenge. ....

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