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Dr. Tamara Dunlap, right,of the Quarantine the Quarantine group, speaks at the Fulton County Board of Supervisors meeting Monday at the County Office Building in Johnstown. To the left is speaker Kristen Baker. Seated is Stratford Supervisor Heather VanDenburgh. (The Leader-Herald/Michael Anich)
JOHNSTOWN Two members of the public addressed the Fulton County Board of Supervisors Monday about what they see as a need for county government to ease COVID-19 restrictions so local schools can open quicker.
County officials have said they’re hands are often tied by the state.
Speaking were Dr. Tamara Dunlap of Amsterdam, an area dentist who created the Quarantine the Quarantine Facebook group, and Kristen Baker of Johnstown.
May 8, 2021
Each May, the Administration for Community Living leads the celebration of Older Americans Month. This year’s theme is Communities of Strength, recognizing the important role older adults play in fostering the connection and engagement that build strong, resilient communities.
In tough times, communities find strength in people and people find strength in their communities. In the past year, we’ve seen this time and again in Fulton County, as friends, neighbors, and businesses have found new ways to support each other.
In our community, older adults are a key source of this strength. Through their experiences, successes, and difficulties, they have built resilience that helps them to face new challenges. When communities tap into this, they become stronger too.
May 7, 2021
MAYFIELD The Fulton County Health Department is alerting residents of a potential COVID-19 exposure at the United Methodist Church Garage Sale, 20 N. Main St, on the following date:
Saturday, May 1, between 9 to 11 a.m.
The quarantine end date is May 11.
If you have been affected by the exposure monitor yourself for symptoms up to 10 days after the time of exposure.
Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or a runny nose, nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea.
If symptoms occur, contact your primary care provider for further guidance on testing. If you are a high-risk individual, contact your doctor even if symptoms are mild. Testing sites can also be located by going to https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you
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JOHNSTOWN The number of persons getting weekly COVID-19 vaccinations at Fulton-Montgomery Community College is subsiding, but county officials are encouraging more use of pharmacies.
Numbers of active COVID cases in Fulton County is also declining.
A COVID update was provided by county Health Director Laurel Headwell to the Board of Supervisors’ Human Services Committee recently at the County Office Building.
Headwell said that to date, Fulton County has had 17,565 people receiving one COVID vaccination; and 13,446 receiving their second shot.
“We are slowing down,” she said of the Thursday’s weekly vaccination POD, or Point of Delivery activity at FMCC.
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Despite having the highest 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate in the region, the lowest vaccination percentage of the six rural counties in the Mohawk Valley and a highly publicized virus outbreak at its county jail affecting more than 80 people the Fulton County Public Health Department still struggled to give away doses of the Moderna vaccine Thursday, leaving 60 doses unused.
“We’ve never had leftover vaccine,” Fulton County Director of Public Health Laurel Headwell said after the end of her department’s Point of Distribution [POD] vaccine clinic, held at Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Thursday.