More than half of adults living in Essex County are vaccinated against COVID-19, but with the highly infectious Delta variant now the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S., local health officials say more residents need to get vaccinated to help curb the spread of the variant and end the ...

PLATTSBURGH — Notebooks. Pencils. Folders. Vaccines? As the delta variant of COVID-19 spreads, Hudson Headwaters Health Network pediatrician Dr. Michael Celotti says it’s critical that families of eligible school-age children consider getting them vaccinated against the coronavirus, in ...

ALBANY — With the 2021-2022 school year set to open in just five weeks, school administrators say they are eagerly awaiting guidance from the state officials on new COVID-19 protocols. An increase in infections from the virus’ delta variant, meanwhile, could dash the hopes of parents, ...

SARANAC LAKE — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state will require all employees at state-run hospitals who work with patients be vaccinated. Adirondack Health, a not-for-profit organization that operates hospitals in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, as well as a nursing home in ...

ALBANY — New York will require state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “It’s smart, it’s fair and it’s in everyone’s interest,” Cuomo said in a Zoom call with the nonprofit ...

The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travelers until at least Aug. 21. The announcement by the Department of Homeland Security came two days after the Canadian government announced it would begin letting fully ...