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Coronavirus

Samples show COVID uptick in Saranac Lake

SARANAC LAKE — COVID-19 appears to be back from its summer break, just in time for the holidays. The pandemic is over, according to the World Health Organization, but the virus continues to circulate. It does not appear to be as serious of a health concern now, as deaths from the virus have ...

COVID-19 treatments to enter market with hefty price tag

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 treatments millions of Americans have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a hefty price tag. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is setting the price for a five-day treatment of Paxlovid at $1,390, but Americans can still ...

US approves updated vaccines to rev up protection this fall

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to ...

Updated COVID-19 shots coming

WASHINGTON — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women. Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another ...