Washington: In Albany, New York, an outbreak of the coronavirus erupted among nurses and patients in the cancer unit of a hospital.
Across the state, nurses at hospitals in the Buffalo area bought their own masks and face shields out of concern about the quality of supplies in stock.
And when an emergency room nurse in New Rochelle began her shift, she was asked to care for 15 patients, after her co-workers called out sick.
The accounts recall the early days of the pandemic, when the virus ravaged New York - but these scenes took place over the past several weeks. Nurses and other health care workers in the state have begun to warn about the conditions in hospitals, as virus patients are checking in at an alarming rate.
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KINGSTON, N.Y. â The first 11 members of the Ulster County Vaccine Distribution Coalition, a group of community leaders which work to educate the public and build trust and confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, were announced Tuesday.
Dr. Marc Tack, an infectious disease specialist with more than 20 years of experience, will lead the coalition.
âEnsuring we distribute the vaccine safely, quickly, and equitably is the most complex and critical phase of our entire pandemic response, Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said Tuesday during his livestream briefing. Thatâs why we are planning extensively now and building a true whole-of-community approach. While we are still months away from the vaccine being widely available to the public at-large, we are starting the work now to build trust and confidence, ensuring that the public has the information that they need to understand the process and feel safe taking the vaccine.â