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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
WATERTOWN â North country hospitals saw a small increase in average hospital occupancy last week as concerns mount over a possible influx of COVID-19 patients overwhelming the regionâs medical infrastructure.
The seven-day average combined inpatient occupancy rate for north country hospitals rose from 55.5% to 59.1% between the weeks beginning Nov. 27 and Dec. 4, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This represents an increase of 3.6 percentage points over that period.
But if the hospitalization increase were to continue at its current pace for three weeks, it would still be well below the stateâs red zone threshold.
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PHOTO PROVIDEDNursing Director Carly Haag (right) administers the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. William Bruce Bunn, medical director of the University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Intensive Care Unit, at the Plattsburgh hospital Tuesday.
PHOTO PROVIDEDNursing Director Carly Haag (right) administers the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Karen OâConnor, 72, of Chazy, a nurse in the University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Intensive Care Unit, at the Plattsburgh hospital Tuesday.
PLATTSBURGH â Longtime nurse Karen OâConnor, 72, of Chazy is the first person to receive Pfizer/BioNTechâs COVID-19 vaccine in the tri-county area.
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh. File photo: Amanda, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Dec 15, 2020
Local hospitals are anticipating the arrival of their first shipment of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine any day this week.
The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital confirmed Tuesday it will receive its first shipment of the vaccine later this week and will begin vaccinations as soon as it arrives.
In a press release, the Plattsburgh hospital says they expect a relatively small shipment of 950 doses to begin with due to limited supplies nationwide.
“With great excitement and anticipation, we are awaiting our initial delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – set to arrive this week,” said CVPH President Michelle LeBeau in the statement.