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04.19.2021 COVID-19

PBMC launches new website for COVID-19 vaccine appointments

As vaccination efforts continue to ramp up across the region, Peconic Bay Medical Center recently launched a new COVID-19 Vaccination page with links to appointments at multiple locations, including...

04.17.2021 COVID-19

Dealing with dementia in age of COVID-19

Dealing with dementia, whether it’s the result of Alzheimer’s or another cause, is enough of a challenge in ordinary times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge is even greater...

04.14.2021 COVID-19

Suffolk officials say no cases of blood clot detected in county due to J&J vaccine as CDC, FDA pause distribution

Distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was paused this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration review cases of a...

04.10.2021 Columns

Column: Slowly emerging back into society

My Apple Watch buzzed on my wrist as I drove west along Sunrise Highway. At a quick glance, I could see it was an alert telling me how many...

04.02.2021 COVID-19

Artists sought for poster competition aimed at raising confidence in vaccine

A coalition of artists, art councils and community leaders have organized a poster competition to raise confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, specifically engaging with ethnic and cultural minority communities....

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04.01.2021 COVID-19

During COVID, another crisis continued: opioids

Over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic claimed lives and sent thousands to hospitals and into ICUs, another epidemic was also raging. Opioids. While experts say the opioid...

03.29.2021 COVID-19

Expanded eligibility to open COVID-19 vaccines to anyone age 30 or older Tuesday

Any New Yorkers age 30 or older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting 8 a.m. Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. The governor also said...

03.28.2021 Columns

Guest Column: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has failed our most vulnerable population

A year ago last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed his “New York State On Pause” executive order, shutting down 100% of nonessential businesses in New York. The order was...

03.22.2021 COVID-19

Gen Xers can roll up their sleeves as vaccination eligibility expands Tuesday

The COVID-19 vaccine is being made available to residents of New York State over the age of 50 beginning Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a press conference Monday....

03.21.2021 COVID-19

Editorial: As spring arrives, our optimism rises for better days ahead

The past week has been memorable, with actions that will have a major impact on the North Fork’s future and still others reflecting the time in America we are...

03.17.2021 COVID-19

SUNY Southampton vaccine site set to open Friday, appointments can now be booked

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout improves almost daily, more vaccination sites are opening on Long Island. New York State has announced that new mass vaccination sites will be opening...

03.14.2021 COVID-19

Editorial: A little perspective on pandemic’s anniversary

It’s almost hard to believe it’s been just one year since COVID-19 arrived on the North Fork. When you think back to those early days, when there were only...

03.11.2021 COVID-19

Calverton family questions nursing home’s letter to grandma who got COVID there and died

A mourning Calverton family received a letter last month from a local nursing home asking their late matriarch to complete a survey about her stay. Lyudmila Turok, 81, was...

03.10.2021 COVID-19

One year later, reflecting on the ‘tsunami of sickness’ that hit PBMC in two waves

It was in mid-March last year, just a few days after Suffolk County’s first confirmed COVID-19 case, when Dr. Lawrence Walser sat at a small desk where he would...