Friday, February 26, 2021 Chairman’s press release MARCH 6 HUDSON POP-UP VAX CLINIC SET On Saturday, March 6, New York State has scheduled a pop-up vaccination clinic designed for the minority and underserved community. These individuals may not be aware of their vaccine options or have no way of traveling to a vaccine site, said clinic organizer Bill Hughes. Community leaders are … {Read more...}

Chairman’s press release MIDWEEK NUMBERS As of midday Wednesday, said Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb, the DOH had recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 among county residents. Eleven new cases were reported for Tuesday. ADVISORY: Please note that the numbers distributed in Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell’s coronavirus press releases are morning results provided to … {Read more...}

Monday, February 22, 2021 Chairman’s press release COUNTY DOH RECEIVES VACCINE DELIVERY On Monday, the Columbia County Department of Health took delivery of 900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Seven hundred of those doses are earmarked as second doses, with the remaining 200 dedicated to first dose shots. County DOH vaccine focused PODs that were postponed last week as a result of no … {Read more...}

Chairman’s press release VAX SHIPMENTS DELAYED, SAYS GOVERNOR “The Federal government has informed New York that nearly all COVID-19 vaccine doses allocated for Week 10 -- scheduled to be delivered between February 12 and February 21 -- are delayed due to the winter storms continuing to impact much of the country. Every dose that should have shipped on Monday was held back, and … {Read more...}

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 From the Columbia County Board of Supervisors CHAIRMAN’S PRESS RELEASE WEATHER FORCES 2ND VAX DOSE POD POSTPONEMENT Weather conditions in the Kentucky area have led to the postponement of both the Thursday, February 18, and Friday, February 19, scheduled second dose PODS, said Columbia County Department of Health Director Jack Mabb on Wednesday. Both PODs will … {Read more...}