Vaccination rates vary greatly within Schenectady County; database shows large differences across ZIP codes | The Daily Gazette
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May 2, 2021
Myasia Page receives her Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from Holly Vacca, RN, Nurse Manager of the Schenectady City School District, at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Schenectady High School on April 25. Right: COVID vaccination rates by ZIP code.
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But not all parts of the county are vaccinating at an equal rate.
Nationwide, the generalization has been that rural white Republicans and urban minority communities have been among the slowest to vaccinate, and the same pattern has developed in Schenectady County.
A ZIP code-based database provided by county Public Health Services indicates that only 36% of residents age 15 and older in the Hamilton Hill and Vale neighborhoods have received at least one dose of vaccine, compared with 73% in Niskayuna.
Residents of one Schenectady County town will elect a new supervisor this fall.
Niskayuna Town Supervisor Yasmine Syed is not seeking a third two-year term. The Republican says she will leave office at the end of the year and move to the Syracuse area, where her husband will be stationed with the Air Force Medical Service Corps.
Running to replace Syed is Democrat Jaime Lynn Puccioni, a University at Albany education professor who serves on Niskayuna’s Task Force of Racial Equity and Justice. We moved here when my son was in elementary school, and now we re looking at colleges. I ve seen firsthand that Niskayuna is a wonderful town, we have great schools quality of life, diversity. And over the years, our family has enjoyed all the town has to offer, from the town parks, to the green spaces, youth sports, summer camps, even activities organized by the senior center. But, you know, for all the great aspects of Niskayuna, I am the type of person who is always looking to make thin
Niskayuna releases police reform recommendations | The Daily Gazette
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“It’s pretty comprehensive,” said Town Supervisor Yasmine Syed Tuesday.
The plan, released early Tuesday afternoon, comes as Governor Andrew Cuomo’s April 1 executive order deadline on police reform nears and several months after protests over police brutality began over the killing of George Floyd and other Black people.
The Niskayuna Town Board established a Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative to produce a police reform plan for the town. Before the executive order, the town already had established a Task Force for Racial Equity and Justice in early 2020. The collaborative, made up of town officials, community members and members of the police department, was tasked with forming recommendations on police reform and what the department would look like in the community.