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February 9, 2021. The White House announced a 5 percent increase in vaccine allocations to the states for the next three weeks, which is welcome news. The 5 percent increase doesn’t sound like much but it’s on top of previous increases that were announced earlier—so it adds up. That being said, supply is still extremely […]

Source: Immunocompromised NYers can sign up at state vaccine sites on Feb. 14 | NCPR News

February 8, 2021. The state’s effort to vaccinate health care workers has been underway for the last eight weeks. So we are now starting to shift doses not used to date to prioritize New Yorkers with qualifying comorbidities and pre-existing conditions. These New Yorkers will be able to make appointments at state-run mass vaccination sites […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

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February 5, 2021. As has been clear during this pandemic, people with comorbidities and underlying conditions are more likely to succumb to COVID-19. With that in mind, adult New Yorkers of any age with qualifying conditions will be eligible for the COVID vaccine beginning February 15. Eligible conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, pulmonary disease, […]

North Country Chamber of Commerce information Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today released the list of comorbidities and underlying conditions that New York State will use to determine eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. New Yorkers who have one of the comorbidities on the list will be eligible for the vaccine beginning February 15. “New Yorkers with comorbidities and underlying conditions […]

Source: Starting Feb. 15, New Yorkers with underlying conditions will qualify for COVID vaccine | NCPR News

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Chazy, Canton, and Willsboro, New York.  The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has funded research investigating the opportunity for regional growers to meet the New York State requirement that all Farm Brewery-Licensed beer be made with 90 percent New York-grown ingredients by 2024. The results of the first two years of trials […]

RURAL DIGITAL DIVIDE DISPARITY MUST BE FIXED Column by Senator Dan Stec – February 4, 2021 The governor’s promise almost five years ago of high-speed broadband for all remains unfulfilled.  Having heard frustrated pleas from families, businesses, schools and many others, my colleagues and I proposed legislation last year to drill down into this problem […]

Source: Missed broadband connections could mean missed opportunities for North Country | NCPR News

Source: Vaccination Training | COVID-19 Vaccine

February 4, 2021. The good news is New York’s numbers continue to show progress as the holiday surge recedes. Our positivity rate has been steadily declining, and that success is a reflection of New Yorkers’ commitment to defeating this beast of a virus. We know the weapon to win the war is the vaccine and […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

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February 3, 2021. Today I’m excited to announce that Yankee Stadium will open as a mass vaccination site on Friday for eligible Bronx residents. As you may know, the Bronx has the highest positivity rate of all New York City boroughs, and many Bronx communities have suffered disproportionately during this pandemic. It is with that […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

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February 2, 2021. We received some good news from the federal government today. The federal vaccine supply to the states will increase by about 20 percent for the next three weeks, up from the initial 16 percent expected bump in allocations. Additionally, private pharmacies in the state who are charged with prioritizing the 65-plus population […]

Source: More vaccines coming to N.Y. with new groups eligible | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | On Feb. 2, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a significant increase in COVID-19 vaccination supplies, as well as new eligibility for qualifying groups in Phase 1B.

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Gov. Announces Federal Vaccine Supply to Increase to 20% for the next three weeks Total of 2 Million Vaccines Administered To Date Private Pharmacies Will Receive an Additional 10% Directly from the Federal Government to Supplement the Doses Allocated to Them by the State As of Noon today, […]