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Dogwood
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Vaccinated, with Perks

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 28, 2021December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Incentives grow along with privileges

Stacey Penlon
Posted inAround Town

Help Needed

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Restaurants cut hours in face of staff shortages

Cadah Goulet
Posted inAround Town

Mask Distrust

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 21, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

New guidance spurs concerns, pushback

teens-shots
Posted inAround Town

Counties Ready to Vaccinate Older Kids

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 14, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Approval for adolescents comes as cases plummet

Posted inAround Town

Renters’ Aid on the Way

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks May 7, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Census data suggests a third of New Yorkers at risk

Maloney and Molinaro
Posted inAround Town

Vaccination Demand Falls

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks April 30, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Local officials urge people to get shots to slow virus spread

COVID update
Posted inAround Town

Coronavirus Updates (April)

by Staff April 30, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Cap rises on spectators at large-scale outdoor venues

Moderna vaccine
Posted inAround Town

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (April)

by Staff April 30, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Eligibility for vaccines expanded to younger teens

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Posted inAround Town

Summer Camps Make a Comeback

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 24, 2021March 3, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Camp directors adjust to COVID-19 restrictions

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Posted inAround Town

Volunteers ‘Stalk’ Appointments

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks April 17, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess group partners with county

teens-shots
Posted inAround Town

When Will Children Get Vaccines?

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks April 9, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Young people wait for shots as coronavirus cases rise

Dr. Mark Hirko
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5 Questions: Dr. Mark Hirko

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President of the Putnam Hospital Center

Moderna vaccine
Posted inAround Town

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (March)

by Staff March 31, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State begins vaccinating prisoners

COVID update
Posted inAround Town

Coronavirus Updates (March)

by Staff March 31, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Infection numbers jump from 17.5 to 24 percent over February

Posted inAround Town

What Will You Do with the $$$?

Avatar photo by Teresa Lagerman March 30, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

We asked Instagram users about their stimulus plans

Posted inAround Town

The Race to Herd Immunity

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 26, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Vaccinations increase but some still have doubts

Opening Days
Posted inAround Town

Opening Days

by Staff March 19, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Mark your calendar as New York slowly reopens

vaccination clinic
Posted inAround Town

COVID-19-20-21

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A year after the shutdown began, measures of grief and hope

March food giveaway
Posted inAround Town

A Long, Tough Year

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A look back at COVID-19 in the Highlands

cathryn fadde
Posted inAround Town

Voices from the Pandemic

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What we were saying about the pandemic

who-we-lost
Posted inAround Town

Those We’ve Lost

by Staff March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A small sample of COVID’s toll in the Highlands

happy valley
Posted inAround Town

Reopening, Part 2

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State loosens restrictions as vaccinations grow

Woman with flu
Posted inAround Town

What Happened to the Flu?

by Staff March 12, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dramatic drop in cases this season

Posted inAround Town

Putnam Debuts Vaccine Clinics for Seniors

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks March 5, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Dutchess planning pop-up site in Beacon

Moderna vaccine
Posted inAround Town

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (February)

by Staff February 28, 2021April 30, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

State achieves record-high vaccinations

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