Vaccine hesitancy apparent in Fulton County | The Daily Gazette
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Despite having the highest 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate in the region, the lowest vaccination percentage of the six rural counties in the Mohawk Valley and a highly publicized virus outbreak at its county jail affecting more than 80 people the Fulton County Public Health Department still struggled to give away doses of the Moderna vaccine Thursday, leaving 60 doses unused.
“We’ve never had leftover vaccine,” Fulton County Director of Public Health Laurel Headwell said after the end of her department’s Point of Distribution [POD] vaccine clinic, held at Fulton-Montgomery Community College on Thursday.
COVID-19 outbreak ongoing at Fulton County jail | The Daily Gazette
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Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino stand in front of his office and sheriff patrol cars in Johnstown on Monday, November 16, 2020. Giardino is pushing back regarding Cuomo’s limit to family members on Thanksgiving, stating what people do in their homes is private. He urges residents to be safe, but will not be enforcing a law on people limits.
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FULTON COUNTY Approximately 38 inmates and nine staff members at the Fulton County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, part of an ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus at the facility for the past two weeks.