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May 13, 2021 — kmoore@poststar.com Despite being among the first New Yorkers to be offered a COVID vaccine five months ago, only about half of the employees at many nursing homes have gotten vaccinated. Positive cases among workers have repeatedly led to residents being restricted to their rooms for two weeks while in-person visits are canceled. On Monday, The Pines in Glens Falls canceled visitation for two floors of residents after one employee tested positive. Outbreaks at nursing homes have dropped precipitously since almost all residents were vaccinated. But the vaccine has its limits...

Artists Club SVG Inc to host a free virtual Jazz concert ARTISTES AND musicians that would be performing at the free virtual Jazz concert Social Share If you’re in the mood for some good music, you can celebrate today, April 30, as International Jazz Day with a free virtual Jazz concert by the Artists Club SVG Inc to be streamed tonight.    Numerous jam sessions by a combination of local, regional and international performers, are combined in a package to be presented to you in the form of the International Jazz Day Celebration Concert 2021, streamed via International Jazz ...

In three weeks, Fort Hudson nursing home residents will get vaccinated against the virus that killed 25% of the people in one unit last spring. CVS Pharmacy will begin vaccinations at the nursing home in Fort Edward on Jan. 2, CEO Andy Cruikshank said. “Despite what HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and New York state is indicating on the news, vaccines aren’t landing on our doorstep today,” he said. “And there will be limits on the number of staff able to be vaccinated during this first round.” But all residents will be vaccinated on Jan. 2, if they ...