Hospitals Brace for New York Healthcare Worker Vax MandateHospitals Brace for New York Healthcare Worker Vax MandateHospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a looming statewide vaccine mandat could lead to staff shortages. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
COVID Deaths in Pa. Nursing Homes Won’t be Investigated by Justice DepartmentCOVID Deaths in Pa. Nursing Homes Won’t be Investigated by Justice DepartmentThe Justice Department decides not to investigate whether some states violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients from hospitals.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
COVID Positive Tests at Willow Point/ Broome Winds Down Vax ClinicsCOVID Positive Tests at Willow Point/ Broome Winds Down Vax ClinicsThere is mixed news for Broome County in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
AP Report: NY Nursing Homes Not as Vaccinated as ExpectedAP Report: NY Nursing Homes Not as Vaccinated as ExpectedIn spite of a big vaccination campaign, nursing homes in New York State are still reporting hundreds of infections a week. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Willow Point Nursing Home Visitors ReturnWillow Point Nursing Home Visitors ReturnAfter more than a year, people with loved ones at Willow Point Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Vestal will get to visit in person again. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
New York Nursing Homes to Welcome Back VisitorsNew York Nursing Homes to Welcome Back VisitorsNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo says nursing home visits are about to resume. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Grim COVID Milestones Passed in Broome CountyGrim COVID Milestones Passed in Broome CountyBroome County passes another couple of grim milestones in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Tioga Prepares for First COVID Vaccine ClinicTioga Prepares for First COVID Vaccine ClinicTioga County reports it will hold its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic next week at the Owego UHS Primary Care Clinic. Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Deadly Day in the Southern Tier for COVID-19Deadly Day in the Southern Tier for COVID-19Another deadly day is being reported in the Southern Tier as the coronavirus pandemic drags on past 312 days.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte
Broome’s Willow Point Nursing Home Gets First COVID VaccinesBroome’s Willow Point Nursing Home Gets First COVID VaccinesBroome County is reporting the first COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at the county-run Willow Point Nursing Home.Kathy WhyteKathy Whyte