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Oswego Health begins vaccinating health-care staff
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health on Thursday morning started vaccinating its health-care staff against COVID-19. Ashley Sidman, a registered medical-surgical nurse, was the first to

Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls to offer COVID-19 saliva testing at drive-thru location
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and Cayuga Health (CH) officials have announced that they will now offer COVID-19 saliva testing at

Greater Utica Chamber honors five with Business of the Year awards
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2020 Business of the Year Awards during a televised special on

Upstate Medical to test NYPA’s essential utility workers for COVID-19
The testing program will use Upstate Medical’s Clarifi COVID-19 saliva test. That saliva test was “recently ranked number one by the U.S. Food & Drug

State: Plan “under development” for 6,700 fans to attend Bills’ playoff game; Erie County concerned
The Buffalo Bills and New York State are developing the proposal “cooperatively,” per Cuomo’s office. “New Yorkers are incredibly proud of the Buffalo Bills and

Upstate Medical University applications rise 26 percent compared to 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Applications for the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree program at Upstate Medical University are up 26.2 percent compared to the number of

Cazenovia College delays start of spring semester amid continuing pandemic
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it will push back the start of its spring semester by nearly two weeks and begin classes on Feb.

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced that its office complex will be limited to essential in-person operations only — effective Monday, Dec 21 — and

MVHS vaccinates over 100 residents, 100 staff at its long-term care facility
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Monday started vaccinating residents and staff in the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (RNC), its

Tuesday’s Syracuse-Notre Dame men’s basketball game postponed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced that its ACC home opener against Notre Dame on Tuesday night has been postponed after some positive COVID-19 tests
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