By McKENZIE DELISLE Press-Republican
Dec 17, 2020
MALONE â Franklin County Public Health has had an uptick in resident calls regarding Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine and its shipments to the North Country, but said Wednesday afternoon that it did not know exactly when or how many doses were going to Franklin County. The exact number of doses and the exact timing is being communicated directly to the people who need to know that information, not necessarily to everyone in the general public,  Program Coordinator Erin Streiff told the Press-Republican Wednesday, adding that hospitals and nursing homes would receive the vaccine first.Â
REGIONAL SUPPLY
Since receiving emergency-use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last Friday, Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine has been making the rounds.Â
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, known as CVPH, in Plattsburgh. Photo: Emily Russell
Dec 16, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo sketched out more details Wednesday for how New Yorkers will get the coronavirus vaccine. At his daily briefing, Cuomo said the vaccine will be free to all, with health insurers absorbing the costs.
He said the state has assigned a hospital to be the vaccination hub coordinator for each region. In the North Country, that’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, or CVPH, in Plattsburgh. These hub coordinators will all coordinate with the local stakeholders, Cuomo said. They will work with the city government. They will work with the county government. They’ll work with community-based organizations to outreach to communities that are hard to reach. But they’ll come up with a plan that meets the needs of that region. You’re dealing with the North Country, that’s different than the needs of New York City.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise locally as the statewide vaccine rollout moves forward. The towns of Tupper Lake and North Elba are no longer the epicenters of their respective counties. The Essex County Health Department reported 67 active cases of COVID-19 countywide on Tuesday Dec. 15, 14 of those cases new since Monday. The town of North Elba, which had the highest number of active cases in the county for some time, had 14 active cases as of Tuesday. The town of Ticonderoga has become the county’s epicenter with 28 active cases as of Tuesday, six of them new since Monday.
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, known as CVPH, in Plattsburgh. Photo: Emily Russell
Dec 16, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo sketched out more details Wednesday for how New Yorkers will get the coronavirus vaccine. At his daily briefing, Cuomo said the vaccine will be free to all, with health insurers absorbing the costs.
He said the state has assigned a hospital to be the vaccination hub coordinator for each region. In the North Country, that’s Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, or CVPH, in Plattsburgh. These hub coordinators will all coordinate with the local stakeholders, Cuomo said. They will work with the city government. They will work with the county government. They’ll work with community-based organizations to outreach to communities that are hard to reach. But they’ll come up with a plan that meets the needs of that region. You’re dealing with the North Country, that’s different than the needs of New York City.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Karen OâConnor, left, an ICU nurse from Chazy, became the first person in the North Country region to be vaccinated Dec. 15, 2020. Administering the vaccine is CVPH Nursing Director Carly Haag, right.
(Provided photo â Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital) Dr. William Bunn, right, CVPH’s ICU medical director, is the second person to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the North Country region on Tuesday.
(Provided photo â Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital)
Karen OâConnor, left, an ICU nurse from Chazy, became the first person in the North Country region to be vaccinated Dec. 15, 2020. Administering the vaccine is CVPH Nursing Director Carly Haag, right.