Data shows vaccine equity still just a goal in New York
Local officials say inequity is baked into existing rollout strategy
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1of9Buy PhotoA Mohawk Ambulance mobile vaccine distribution vehicle and trailer is seen outside the Westview Homes where Mohawk Ambulance staff were running a community based pop up vaccination site on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoChiquita Darbeau, Albany Housing Authority executive director, speaks at a press conference outside the Westview Homes where Mohawk Ambulance Services was running a community based pop up vaccination site on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
St. Peter s antibody infusion center seeing progress fighting early-stage COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody therapy that blocks coronavirus from latching onto cells gains steam in the Capital Region
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1of9Buy PhotoDr. Melissa Fiorini, director of the monoclonal antibody infusion clinic at Samaritan Hospital St. Peter s Health Partners Albany Memorial Campus, holds the Lilly bamlanivimab injection, one of the drugs used at the monoclonal antibody infusion clinic on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. A patient receiving the treatment would get an infusion from a 250 ml saline bag with 20 cc of the bamlanivimab injected into the bag. The infusion that takes one hour and then the patient is monitored for another hour. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Nominate an outstanding volunteer
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Renee Fahey poses for a photo during the annual Jefferson Awards event at the Century House on Monday, April 15, 2019 in Latham. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Jefferson Award nominees sought
Nominate an outstanding volunteer by Feb. 23 for the Jefferson Award for public service.
Since 1972, the awards have honored ordinary local people who do extraordinary things for others in the community.
For the past 15 years, the Times Union, St. Peter s Health Partners and WNYT have worked together to honor volunteers in New York’s Capital Region.
Past honorees have given countless hours to improve the lives of refugees, taught educators about LGBT, volunteered during disasters, advocated for Alzheimer s patients, organized trips for children of color to learn about their heritage, established an arts venue, helped with substance use disorders, supported people who have experienced sexual assault, created awareness of domestic assau