Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus Update (February to May 2022)

By Staff | May 31, 2022

FDA authorizes booster for children ages 5 to 11

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Schools Unmask

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | March 4, 2022

State says face coverings now optional

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What’s Next With COVID?

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | February 4, 2022

More variants and a lot of uncertainty

Coronavirus Update (November 2021 to January 2022)

By Staff | January 31, 2022

Dutchess County will distribute free at-home test kits

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Masks Stay On in School — For Now

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | January 28, 2022

Educators say it’s time for ‘off-ramp’ plan

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Omicron Waning

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | January 28, 2022

Cases plummet; hospitalizations, deaths expected to follow

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Devastated By COVID

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | January 21, 2022

Beacon native loses mother, grandmother

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Hospitals See Influx of COVID-19 Patients

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | January 7, 2022

Two administrators expect peak lies ahead

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Test-to-Stay is Here to Stay, For Now

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | December 31, 2021

Protocol allows students to avoid quarantine

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Being Tested

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | December 31, 2021

Residents scramble for appointments, home kits

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No Vax, No Mask, No Service

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | December 24, 2021

Local businesses enforce new mandate 

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Bills Would Require Vaccine for Students

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | December 18, 2021

Legislation would add COVID-19 to list

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Dutchess, Putnam Will Not Enforce Mask Mandate

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | December 17, 2021

Serino also criticizes state order as COVID-19 cases rise

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Hospitals Brace for Two Unwelcome Visitors

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | December 10, 2021

COVID-19 cases climb as the flu re-emerges

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‘We’re Used to Dealing with the Unknown’

By Kat Merry, Contributor | September 24, 2021

Most shop owners in Highlands require masks

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Health Workers Due for Shots

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | September 24, 2021

Deadline nears for unvaccinated hospital, nursing home staff

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The Vaccine, Reconsidered

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | August 13, 2021

In face of delta, pace picks up

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Coronavirus Updates (June)

By Staff | June 30, 2021

State lifts pandemic restrictions

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Vaccines Enable Return to Office

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | June 18, 2021

But some employers stick with remote work

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Should Vaccines Be Mandated?

By Leonard Sparks, Senior Editor | June 11, 2021

Lawsuits begin as first workers lose their jobs

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Mask Confusion

By Jeff Simms, Beacon Editor | June 11, 2021

Change in school guidance brings relief, concern