ALBANY — The question of whether health care staffers should be required to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 contagion has emerged as a hot topic among upstate hospital administrators. “It is really a topic of discussion right now at all the hospitals we represent,” said Gary ...

ALBANY — A tiny fraction of vaccinated New Yorkers have tested positive for COVID-19 as infections and hospitalizations rise, the state Department of Health told The Associated Press Tuesday. At least 8,700 vaccinated people have tested positive for COVID-19, according to department ...

PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic. Inequity is everywhere: Inoculations go begging in the United States while Haiti, a short plane ride away, received its ...

ALBANY — Lawmakers are demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo lift remaining restrictions for visits at nursing homes, according to a letter two dozen Democratic lawmakers sent to the governor this week. The coronavirus pandemic has had a heavy toll on nursing homes in New York, where state ...

The majority of New Yorkers believe the worst days of the COVID-19 outbreak are over as health officials warn that people who have not received a coronavirus vaccine remain the highest risk at contracting stronger mutations of the upper respiratory disease. About 68% of New York residents ...

SARANAC LAKE — Due to a significant decrease in demand for COVID-19 testing, Adirondack Health has modified the hours of operation at Adirondack Medical Center’s COVID Clinic in Saranac Lake. Drive-up testing is now available between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. seven days per week. On Fridays, ...