Feb 9, 2021
FONDA The Montgomery County Public Health will have a rabies clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb, 27 at the Montgomery County Department of Public Works garage, 6 Park St., according to a news release.
The New York State Public Health Law requires that all dogs, cats and domestic ferrets will have initial vaccinations administered against rabies no later than 4 months of age and stay up to date with re-vaccinations. The re-vaccinations are required one year later and a booster shot every three years. It is important to have pets vaccinated in a timely manner in order for the pet to be considered protected against the virus. The pet owners should bring proof of their pet’s last rabies vaccination.
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FONDA Weekly COVID-19 numbers in Montgomery County are continuing in a downward trend, however the county continues to hit roadblocks with distribution of the vaccine.
Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort said during the COVID-19 briefing on Monday that there were 237 new positive cases in the county this week which is 19 less than last week which was at 258 positive cases and the week prior the county saw 276 positive cases.
“We are seeing a downward trend in the weekly numbers, similar to what we’re seeing in the region,” Ossenfort said. “Those trends, metrics are headed in the right direction.”
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She called, too.
After dozens of tries, she was able to get through the system, but Anderson wasn t the only one who experienced the same issue.
HCPH told Eyewitness News it planned to open the online portal Tuesday afternoon. Later that day, they said they were having technical issues with the website. The issues, however, improved and people were able to register.
By 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 49,000 people in Harris County had successfully registered.
Within half an hour of launching for all county residents, some users were met with a dreaded error message earlier Tuesday.
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FONDA After several weeks of Montgomery County seeing a sharp incline in the number of residents testing positive with COVID-19, those numbers are starting to decline, according to local representatives.
During the weekly COVID-19 briefing, Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort said there were 248 positive cases this week, which is 28 less than what the county saw last week. Last week the county had 276 positive cases and the week prior, the county had 392 positive cases. Ossenfort also said the number of patients at St. Mary’s Hospital is also easing.
“It appears that we’re coming down off that holiday rush,” Ossenfort said. “Obviously 248 cases in a week is still a lot, but at least it appears that we’re heading in the right direction.”
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FONDA Montgomery County Executive Matthew Ossenfort gave a ground-level view Thursday of the sputtering COVID vaccination program, with insight into how the chaos is affecting local health care providers and public health officials.
“What has happened in the last week or so in my opinion has really made a tough situation worse,” he said in a Facebook Live update. “I cannot remember a worse response to a major public issue than what I’m seeing right now.”
Schenectady County, meanwhile, said Thursday that the vaccination rollout has been so consuming that it must scale back its infection tracking and quarantine followup, and have infected county residents do some of the contact tracing themselves.