U.S. health officials may soon recommend COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated Americans. A look at what we know about boosters and how they could help fight the coronavirus: - Why might we need boosters? - It’s common for protection from vaccines to decrease over time. A ...

Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been found since this past Thursday, including a cluster of cases at a summer camp, the Essex County Health Department reported Monday. The new cases announced this week include 15 cases in Minerva, five in North Elba and five in St. Armand, four in ...

MALONE — Franklin County public transportation services have temporarily ceased while employees are tested and cleared of COVID-19, following a positive case of the virus from an employee. The employee is not a driver for the county’s transportation service, according to Franklin County ...

New York — Vaccine mandates expanded Monday as New York state ordered hospital and nursing home workers to get COVID-19 inoculations and New York City was poised to start requiring them for anyone in restaurant dining rooms, gyms, museums and many other leisure venues. The new policies aim ...

LAKE PLACID — Three staff members and two residents of Lake Placid’s Elderwood of Uihlein nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19. All five of those people are now recovering, a spokesman for Elderwood confirmed Tuesday. The nursing home is temporarily closed to indoor, ...

BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Health Network issued a prepared statement Friday morning on employee COVID-19 vaccination requirements within the health system. The prepared statement from John Brumsted, MD, president and chief executive officer of the University of Vermont Health ...