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Since our 7/22 update, 1 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive case has been reported. CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. Note: Our next case update will be posted on Thursday, July 29. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Vaccination data: https://public.tableau.com/…/viz/Covid-Draft/Dashboard. According […]

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Source: CLINTON COUNTY FAIR OPENING DAY SCHEDULE REVISED | Sun Community News The commencement of midway carnival rides at the 2021 Clinton County Fair will be delayed on the fair’s opening day, Tuesday, July 27, to accommodate lower-than-expected staffing levels

Starting the week with some good news: about 75 percent of adult New Yorkers have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine and we’ve administered over 22 million vaccine doses across the state. But the bad news is that a quarter of New York adults are still unvaccinated, which translates to roughly 3.5 […]

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Source: CVPH main campus conducting COVID-19 testing | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | To better serve the evolving needs of our community, The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, CVPH, will transition all of its COVID-19

“PLATTSBURGH — Breakthrough infections among those vaccinated against COVID-19 were entirely expected, Dr. Keith Collins says. But the infectious disease specialist thinks people should make a distinction between infection and disease. “The vast majority of people that have these breakthrough infections are just that, they’re infected but they’re not sick,” he explained. “A much smaller […]

Source: CVPH, VT nurses push for safe staffing | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Vermont State Colleges System to require COVID-19 vaccine for students

Source: Contagious Delta COVID is in the North Country, but many still decline vaccines | NCPR News

Plattsburgh, NY July 23, 2021 The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) OB/GYN was officially designated as a New York State Breastfeeding Friendly Practice on May 25th, 2021, making them the seventh designated health care practice in Clinton County. CVPH OB/GYN was supported in this effort by the Creating Breastfeeding […]

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                Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that two of his constituents were appointed to the New York State Rural Health Council –former Congressman Bill Owens and Citizen Advocates CEO James Button.                                                                                         “Efforts to improve public health face unique challenges in the North Country because of its expansive area and limited access to health care […]

Since our 7/19 update, 1 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive case has been reported. CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00am to 12:00 noon. To register call 518-565-4848. Note: Our next case update will be posted on Monday, July 26. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Vaccination data: https://public.tableau.com/…/viz/Covid-Draft/Dashboard. According […]

The effect of the Delta variant is being felt across the country, including here in New York, where new cases and the positivity rate have ticked up over the last several weeks. Largely, the COVID-19 pandemic is a “pandemic of the unvaccinated,” in the words of the CDC Director. Nearly all COVID deaths are unvaccinated […]

Source: Carthage school reunion sparks COVID-19 cluster | NCPR News

This is a report every North Country resident should watch! Source: Nurses and health care professionals gather in Burlington to call for change

“On Tuesday, the hospital revealed for the first time how the attack was carried out. Gentile explained that an employee took a corporate laptop on vacation last fall and opened a personal email from their local homeowners association.  “It was a legitimate email from a legitimate company,” Gentile said. “Unfortunately, that company had been hacked.” […]

On Wednesday, the White House confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security had extended a ban on non-essential travel for Canadians crossing the border until August 21st. Source: US extends border restrictions on non-essential travel by Canadians | NCPR News

Plattsburgh, July 21, 2021. As New York State reduces its large-scale COVID-19 testing and vaccination operations in the North Country, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) and University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) will work together to continue those services for Clinton County residents.  “The large-scale COVID-19 testing and vaccination operations offered […]

Source: As Canada plans to open border, Americans ask when U.S. will do the same | NCPR News