COVID Update January 13th Otsego County is seeing the highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH) said in a statement Thursday. “It is critical that everyone take responsibility to reduce the spread,” Otsego County DOH Public Health Director Heidi Bond said. “We know that social distancing, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated works. Please stay home if you are not feeling well.” According to the Otsego County DOH , active…
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COVID Update One new death reported in Otsego County STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One new death has been reported in Otsego County, according to the Otsego County Department of Health (DOH). As of Friday, Sept. 17, there are a total of 166 active cases with 13 reported today. The DOH encourages those who haven’t been vaccinated yet to get vaccinated as it is the most effective way to combat the COVID virus. …
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CLICK HERE FOR 1A, 1B GUIDELINES People Frustrated, But Vaccine Coming, Oneonta Mayor Says Kinney Drugs First With Shots By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – There’s “a lot of frustration and confusion” about availability of the COVID-19 vaccinations, Mayor Gary Herzig said this morning, but “I’m told that will improve soon: The vaccine will be coming.” Meanwhile, he said, be sure to register through the state’s “Am I Eligible” app. Also today, vaccinations are being administered at…
When Will Shots Arrive? Meanwhile, Otsego County People 65 And Older Registering By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Beginning this week, some members of the general public are now eligible to schedule an anti-COVID vaccine appointment. As of Monday, Jan. 11, the state gave the go-ahead to expand vaccine appointments to Phase 1b populations – seniors, first responders, corrections officers, teachers and other school staff; in-person college instructors, childcare workers, public facing grocery store workers, transit workers and individuals…
NEW INFORMATION LINE: 547-4240 Health Department ‘Overwhelmed’ By Calls For Vaccines By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Overwhelmed by “hundreds of voice mails” from people asking how to get COVID inoculations, the county Department of Health is asking them to call 1-607-547-4240 for information. So far, however, it seems there’s not much to say: “We currently have no vaccine available,” county Public Health Director Heidi Bond said in yesterday’s daily press release. “At this time the department…
Hawkeye, Mel’s Closed For Now Cases Surge; Vaccinations, Too By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The good news: Residents and staff at Cooperstown Center are receiving the Pfizer vaccine, as have 900 Bassett Healthcare Network employees, who have so far received the Moderna vaccine. The bad news: Five more people have died from COVID-19 this week, a weekly record, bringing the year-end toll to 17 deaths in the largest spike this month. “They have all been…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Susquehanna SPCA Offers Pet Vaccines RABIES CLINIC – 1 – 6 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Scheduling for 30 minute intervals to follow social distancing. First come, first serve. Susquehanna SPCA, Rt. 28, Cooperstown. 607-547-4230 or visit sqspca.org/sqspca-offering-free-weekly-rabies-clinics-on-first-come-first-served-basis/…
Mom Fears CCS Might Bar Twins By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The mother of two 7-year-olds was fearful as this edition went to press Tuesday evening, Oct. 1, that one of her sons would be barred from Cooperstown Elementary School the following morning, even though she believed both boys are vaccinated in accordance with a new state law. That morning, she had received an email from CCS Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw directing her to remove…
