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Source: UVM Medical Center under pressure from Delta variant – VTDigger

Source: Clinton County Health Dept. gives COVID-19 update, says booster available in fall

Source: Onondaga County recommends everyone in schools wear masks; sports should continue – syracuse.com

Source: Stimulus funding allows for North Country schools to offer summer programming for the first time in years | NCPR News

Plattsburgh, August 13, 2021. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is advising residents to capture any bats that come in contact with humans or pets. In most cases, bats need to be captured and tested for rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral infection transmitted through an infected animal’s saliva. It is spread to people and […]

Source: Extra COVID-19 vaccine gets green light for those with weak immune systems

Source: New state guidelines cast uncertainty on start of New York high school football season – syracuse.com

Source: More Upstate NY counties seeing ‘high’ Covid transmission (updated list of where CDC recommends masks) – syracuse.com

Source: Upstate Medical urges schools to mandate masks; ‘Cost of Covid cannot be underestimated’ – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on NY nursing home deaths – syracuse.com

“Most notably, deferrals have gone from 12 months down to three months for potential donors who have accidental needle sticks, tattoos and ear or body piercings.” Source: More blood donors eligible as local need spikes | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, the main source of regional blood supplies and a […]

Source: Infrastructure bill: What’s in it for New York? | NCPR News

Since our 8/9 update, 14 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Over the past month, 42% of all cases have been ‘breakthrough’ cases. In most of these cases, the vaccine is doing what it’s supposed to – reducing the severity of symptoms, chances of hospitalization, and death. None of these cases have required […]

Source: ‘Breakthrough’ cases nearly half of recent Clinton Co. cases | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Nearly half of recent COVID-19 cases in Clinton County were among vaccinated residents, though officials said the vaccine is doing what it’s supposed to do by r

Source: How To Keep Your Child Safe From The Delta Variant | NCPR News

Source: 1.1 billion in stabilization grants now available to child care providers | NCPR News

Source: Chittenden County man accused of using $383,000 from federal PPP loan to buy home – VTDigger

Source: As Covid-19 reappears in Vermont long-term care facilities, many staff remain unvaccinated – VTDigger

Source: 5 test positive for COVID at Lake Placid’s Elderwood of Uihlein | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: These 49 counties in New York state should wear masks indoors, CDC now says (see list) – syracuse.com

Source: McMahon orders masks to be worn indoors at NY State Fair – syracuse.com

Source: Burlington City Council rejects raising police officer staffing cap for second time – VTDigger

Source: Local realtor breaks down housing market | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | It’s a phenomenon that even the Vice President of the Clinton County Board of Realtors and a local Associate Real Estate Broker, Kira Witherwax has struggled to explain.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced that Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. has been awarded a grant of $1,000,000 to implement its Rural Communities Opioid Response program. The Rural Communities Opioid Response program is a multi-year program that addresses barriers to treatment for substance abuse and opioid use disorder. These funds work to enhance access […]