Ages 60+ won’t require COVID vaccine appointments at state clinics starting Friday ALBANY — New Yorkers over age 60 can now get the COVID vaccine without an appointment at state-run mass-vaccination sites…. Read more »
Schenectady Vaccines open to Schenectady County high schoolers at Schenectady High School on Sunday Schenectady County high school students can receive a Pfizer vaccine at a special vaccine clinic to be hosted Sunday at… Read more »
Saratoga County Lake George house party linked to Saratoga COVID infections SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Springs High School was back to in-person classroom instruction Monday, after a cluster of COVID infections… Read more »
Albany County Ex-department store is newest COVID vaccine site GUILDERLAND — A former upscale department store at Crossgates mall was converted Thursday night and Friday morning into a mass… Read more »
State vaccination effort hits milestone ALBANY — New York state reached a milestone in its COVID vaccination campaign late Wednesday or early Thursday: More than… Read more »
Loss of Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine expected to have little immediate impact ALBANY — The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines remain available in adequate supply in the Capital Region, public health officials… Read more »
State allocates 35,000 doses of COVID vaccine for college students ALBANY — With one in four New Yorkers now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the state is allocating doses specifically for… Read more »
Vaccine shipments to N.Y. will be reduced amid production problems ALBANY — A speed bump is ahead in New York state’s COVID vaccination program: The state will receive only 34,900… Read more »
Capital Region Albany Stratton VA Medical Center expands COVID vaccine eligibility ALBANY — The Albany Stratton VA Medical Center said Wednesday it has expanded eligibility for on-site COVID-19 vaccinations. Eligible now… Read more »
COVID vaccine administered on Siena, UAlbany campuses amid trickle of new infections ALBANY — Capital Region colleges have seen hundreds of COVID infections so far this year, but Tuesday marked the first… Read more »
As COVID vaccine eligibility opens to all, another push for all to get it ALBANY — With all New Yorkers over age 15 eligible to receive the COVID vaccine as of Tuesday morning, the… Read more »
Schenectady As vaccinations rise, Schenectady church holds Easter service; First in-person service since pandemic A church at the forefront of bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to the Black community held its first in-person gathering in over… Read more »
Local sales tax collections rise statewide in February; Schenectady, Montgomery counties’ collections rose most at 17.1%