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08.02.2021 COVID-19

Governor urges local governments to follow CDC guidance on masks, but no mandate coming from state

Any future mask mandates to protect against the spread of COVID-19 appear to be in the hands of local governments. Six days after the Centers for Disease Control and...

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...

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....

03.14.2021 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...

03.10.2021 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...

03.10.2021 COVID-19

With first patient came many questions for Stony Brook ELIH doctor

That very first day, that first patient with a fever, a bad cough and difficulty breathing, caught Dr. Lawrence Schiff and his staff in Greenport completely by surprise. He...

03.09.2021 COVID-19

COVID-19 on the North Fork, a one-year statistical snapshot

It’s been exactly one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Suffolk County. Perhaps more than any other news event, the pandemic has been told through...

02.15.2021 COVID-19

Governor admits delay in nursing home information, but defends state’s handling of crisis

Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the state’s handling of nursing homes following last week’s reports about withholding data, while also admitting there was a delay in providing information, which “created...

02.09.2021 COVID-19

State releases updated nursing home data showing twice as many fatalities at Riverhead facility

Newly revised COVID-19 fatality data released by New York State shows Acadia Center in Riverhead had nearly twice as many deaths as the state had previously disclosed. There were...

02.02.2021 COVID-19

State to allow local governments to decide if restaurant workers, taxi drivers can receive vaccine now

Restaurant workers can become eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under the current Phase 1b if local governments approve adding them as a priority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday....

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