covid

Governor Cuomo announced the latest vaccine incentive program, "Shot In the Park".

I'm confused! Are we required to wear masks in New York or not?

A 21 year old from Long Island had been working at a CVS and allegedly taking COVID Vaccine Cards and planned to give them to family and friends.

Governor Cuomo made the announcement Monday that State University of New York campuses will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students starting for the fall semester 2021.

There has been so much loss throughout this pandemic and none more than with the elderly in the Capital Region. The Department for Aging has launched the Albany County Quarantine and Memorial Quilt Project. It is an effort to have families and friends of loved ones who have lost someone to COVID-19 to express themselves about the pandemic while honoring those they have lost.

New York has dropped the requirement to quarantine following exposure to COVID if the person has been fully vaccinated. This policy applies to everyone who received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

As much as we may like or dislike terms such as "new normal", there are many procedures that we simply have to accept as a way of life going forward. Some of these may be COVID-19 testing at concerts, hotels, and Albany International Airport.

With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, I guess it's time to start thinking about how to do these major family gatherings in the COVID world we now live in.

This week, New Yorkers will get to see bowling alleys re-open and guidelines released about the possible re-opening of fitness centers. Little by little, New York is (kind of) starting to go back to normal.  Sure, travel is restricted, there's no big concerns, businesses remain closed...

Another day, another update to the New York Covid-19 quarantine travel list.  Well, actually I think the more formal name is the 'travel advisory list'. Either way, there's updates.  It seems hard to keep up with since each day it seems like something is changing...