Saratoga Hotel and Casino to host vaccination clinic
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SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saratoga Casino Hotel and Saratoga County Public Health Services will offer free Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Casino Hotel s ballroom, 342 Jefferson St.
Anyone 18 years of age or older is eligible for the J & J vaccine. Individuals are considered to be fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the single-dose shot.
The hotel entrance should be used by those coming for the vaccine.
While doses will be reserved for those who pre-register for the clinic, walk-ins are welcome. Pre-registration can be found here.
Teen party source of Saratoga Springs High COVID-19 outbreak
District has not provided details about why it got 24 coronavirus cases in one week
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The radio-controlled scoreboard at the football stadium at Saratoga Springs High School on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A teen party in Lake George caused an outbreak at Saratoga Springs High School the week of April 14; 24 COVID-19 cases were reported that week. Football and volleyball teams were put on pause to contact trace. (Cindy Schultz/Times Union)CINDY SCHULTZ/DG
SARATOGA SPRINGS – A COVID-19 outbreak at Saratoga Springs High School, which forced instruction to go remote Friday and put football and boys volleyball games on pause, appears to be a result of a teen get-together in Lake George.
Lake George house party linked to Saratoga COVID infections | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Springs High School was back to in-person classroom instruction Monday, after a cluster of COVID infections among its students led the school to go all-remote Friday.
A total of 23 new student infections were reported April 12-18, bringing the cumulative tally to 107 students and 12 teachers and staff since September. The school closed Friday to facilitate contact tracing by county officials.
District spokeswoman Maura Manny said Monday the situation has improved new student infections are still being reported, but much fewer than last week.
An unconfirmed report suggested that at least some of the recently infected Saratoga High students contracted COVID during a house party in Lake George in neighboring Warren County.
With more and more New Yorkers getting their COVID-19 vaccines, Saratoga County school administrators wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the dedication of more than 50 school nurses who participated in closed PODs for educators over the last two months.
These PODs, which stands for Point of Dispensing, are temporary sites in the community where vaccines can be quickly administered to people in large numbers. Recently, several PODs ran through a partnership between Saratoga County Public Health Services, Saratoga County schools and WSWHE BOCES.
Just about every Friday from Jan. 29 until April 16, happy educators could be seen leaving PODs at the WSWHE BOCES Ballard Road Conference Center or Ballard Elementary School in Wilton, knowing that they had received their vaccine and were a step closer toward returning our schoolsâ classrooms to normal.
Saratoga, Fulton counties see progress fighting COVID, hope for more vaccine | The Daily Gazette
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BALLSTON SPA Saratoga County on Wednesday reported progress against COVID-19 but warned progress mustn’t lead to complacency: Protective measures such as masking and distancing continue to be necessary to slow the spread of the virus.
At a news conference, county officials said 15.8% of county residents had received their first dose of vaccine and 8.5% have also received their second dose. Both figures are above the statewide average.
Another positive sign: The number of new infections has dropped sharply. The positive test rate declined from a seven-day average as high as 11% in early January to 2.7% on Tuesday.