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eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — A group of Northwood School students and staff — including members of the school’s boys soccer, boys hockey and girls hockey teams — have been quarantined after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were discovered during routine testing. As of Monday, May 3, there were 22 people connected to the cluster who had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Essex County Health Department. Of those, 15 people are in isolation in this county, and seven people are isolating elsewhere. Northwood School has a policy that allows students to complete their required quarantine at home or with an emergency contact.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com People sign in to get COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in late February in the North Country Community College gym in Saranac Lake, staged by the Essex and Franklin County health departments. (Provided photo â Chris Knight, NCCC) The number of active cases of COVID-19 across Franklin County has continued to decline, but the county’s public health director is urging residents to continue following safety precautions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In the last month, Franklin County’s active case count has dropped from 154 cases to 44. The percentage of Franklin County’s population that has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose has risen from about 33% as of March 26 to 39%, or 19,631 people, as of Monday.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Saranac Lake doctor David Johnson is seen here Wednesday, April 7 inside the gymnasium at Keene Central School, where the Essex County Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccine clinic. (News photo — Elizabeth Izzo) KEENE VALLEY — Standing in the gymnasium at Keene Central School, Dr. David Johnson readied supplies at his station at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Wednesday, April 7. Johnson, who ran a private practice in Saranac Lake, retired in July after 34 years of caring for patients. He’s not done yet. He’s one of about 100 medical professionals who have signed up to serve as part of Essex County’s Medical Reserve Corps in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com All New Yorkers age 16 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday, April 6. Vaccines are being administered across the North Country at clinics run by the state Department of Health, county health departments and hospitals. Pharmacies such as Walgreens and Kinney Drugs are also taking appointments for vaccinations based on supply. All New Yorkers can visit http://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov or call 1-833-697-4829 to schedule a vaccine appointment at a state-run clinic. Essex County residents can find information on county-run clinics at http://www.co.essex.ny.us/health/make-an-appointment/.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Hundreds of appointments are still available for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Keene Central School today. For the first time ever, the Essex County Health Department is opening the clinic to walk-ins. “If you live in New York state, work in New York state or study in New York state, and you’re over the age of 16, you can get vaccinated at our clinic,” county Public Health Director Linda Beers said Tuesday. “We have over 200 doses. Under 100 people have signed up.” The department released a graphic on Tuesday evening that showed there were more than 400 vaccine appointments available at the school at 33 Market St., Keene Valley.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Nurse Gail Lautenschuetz draws a dose of coronavirus vaccine Feb. 25 at the North Country Community College gym in Saranac Lake. (Enterprise photo â Elizabeth Izzo) All New Yorkers age 16 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine as of today. Vaccines are being administered across the North Country at clinics run by the state Department of Health, county health departments and hospitals. Pharmacies such as Walgreens and Kinney Drugs are also taking appointments for vaccinations based on supply. “As universal eligibility is going into effect, we will continue to work with local leaders to make sure all New Yorkers have access to our vaccination sites,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. “I also want to remind everyone that universal eligibility for the vaccine does not mean we are back to business as usual. The truth is millions of our neighbors still need to get their shot, and we are still in a footrace against the infection rate, so it is imperative that we do not let down our guard and we continue exercising safety protocols.”
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Krista Berger (provided photo) LAKE PLACID — The Zonta Club of the Adirondacks recently honored five local women with its annual R.O.S.E. awards, embracing the purpose of International Women’s Day, March 8 — to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. March 8 is also Zonta Yellow Rose Day, which recognizes those who supported women’s suffrage by wearing yellow roses on their lapels. Each R.O.S.E. award winner was therefore presented with yellow roses. In past years, those awards were handed out during social gatherings; however, due to restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, award winners were honored in private this year, like they were a year ago.
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