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Rockland County s Department of Health has a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine to treat people in the Phase 1A priority group. (Rockland County Executive s Office)
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY As the federal government slowly distributes doses of coronavirus vaccine to the 50 states, the New York Health Department has given Rockland County s Department of Health a limited supply of the COVID-19 vaccine to treat people in New York s Phase 1A priority group.
That includes, according to state health officials:
Outpatient/ambulatory front-line, high-risk health care workers of any age who provide direct in-person patient care, or other staff in a position in which they have direct contact with patients (i.e., intake staff)
UpdatedThu, Jan 7, 2021 at 5:18 pm ET
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Putnam County will begin vaccinating workers and residents of certain congregate living facilities this week. (Shutterstock)
PUTNAM COUNTY, NY The Putnam County Department of Health received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday and will begin vaccinating workers and residents of certain congregate living facilities this week. This is what we have all been waiting for, said Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell in an announcement. At last, the vaccine is in the hands of our county health department and will be going into the arms of our healthcare providers and most vulnerable citizens.
The coronavirus surge continues in Putnam, one of the hardest-hit in the Hudson region over the holidays.
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As UK strain of COVID-19 is found Upstate, the DOH must publicly report the health impact and potential spread of COVID-19 on 6700 fans who attend Bills Game By Jim Tedisco on January 8, 2021 at 1:32 PM
My letter to the Governor and Commissioner Zucker.
Today, I’m calling on the Governor and state Health Commissioner to follow-up with and publicly report the health impact on the 6,700-plus fans who attend Saturday’s Buffalo Bills game.
The importance of publicly reporting the health impact of the virus on those who attend Saturday’s Bills game is even more important given the danger posed by the UK strain of COVID-19 found this week in Saratoga Springs, which the Governor has called a “game changer.”
Amid efforts to administer COVID vaccine at nursing homes, a struggle to get staff to buy in
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
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Photo shows the entrance to the Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dongan Hills on Friday, April 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Paul Liotta)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The ongoing effort to vaccinate residents and staff of Staten Island nursing homes is continuing, with second doses beginning next week in some facilities, as coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on the Island reach striking highs and deaths continue to mount.
Less than three weeks after the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered at nursing homes in the borough, Scott La Rue, the president and CEO of ArchCare the arm of the Archdiocese of New York that runs Carmel Richmond in Dongan Hills said he is beginning to see “the light at the end of the tunnel” for nursing homes battling the outbreak.