NEW YORK — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can safely enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the ...

LAKE PLACID — Spring break is here, and instead of the usual empty streets, Lake Placid’s business district is bustling — just as it has been for most of the last year. There’s usually a lull in tourism at this time of year — so much so that some of Lake Placid’s business owners ...

SARANAC LAKE — Two vaccine clinics are happening at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake next week, and one is taking place in Malone Friday. The first AMC clinic on Monday will be open, by appointment, to New Yorkers over the age of 30 and anyone else who is eligible to be ...

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall. Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at ...

The state of New York has launched the Excelsior Pass, a cellphone app that will give residents another way to prove they’ve been vaccinated or have recently tested negative for COVID-19. The launch of the voluntary app, which was developed in collaboration with IBM, was announced by ...

North Country state Sen. Dan Stec is seeking to revoke a policy mandating that state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities facilities must accept asymptomatic residents returning from hospitals who are still contagious with COVID-19. He said this order is similar to a now-rescinded ...