The Decon Squad

03/29/2021

The pandemic is not over!

Two counties in the Hudson Valley have the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in New York State, according to the most recent data from the Department of Health. In Orange County, the 6.7 percent positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 is the highest in the state, followed by Rockland County, whi...

03/29/2021

This is not over!

Two counties in the Hudson Valley have the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in New York State, according to the most recent data from the Department of Health. In Orange County, the 6.7 percent positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 is the highest in the state, followed by Rockland County, whi...

02/25/2021

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/health/variants-coronavirus-new-york-city/index.html

Two separate teams of researchers have found a worrying new coronavirus variant in New York City that carries mutations that help it evade the body's natural immune response -- as well as the effects of monoclonal antibody treatments.

02/02/2021

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/covid-vaccine-racial-disparities-464387

Efforts to address shortfalls hindered by missing data and disorganization

01/29/2021

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210107/new-covid-super-strains-could-disrupt-life-again

The new variants could prove to be disastrous on a wider scale. One public health expert believes the virus is changing itself to adapt and infect more people.

01/21/2021

Face masks help prevent the spread of COVID-19, but you could be getting more protection out of them by wearing two.Research shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) recently noted the increased effectiveness ...

01/21/2021

A pair of popular Hudson Valley eateries will be temporarily shuttering their doors following confirmed cases of COVID-19 in employees.The owners of Miss Lucy’s on Partition Street in Saugerties issued an alert this week to patrons advis...

01/11/2021

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/clarkstown/news/covid-19-number-of-rockland-cases-hits-nearly-25k-brand-new-breakdown-by-community/801172/

Five new virus-related deaths were reported in Rockland over the weekend as the county continues combating the

01/04/2021

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mountpleasant/news/covid-19-first-ny-case-of-more-contagious-super-strain-of-virus-confirmed-in-store-worker/800828/

A case of the COVID-19 variant so-called

12/20/2020

You do not want to catch this virus regardless if we have a vaccine.

12/18/2020

https://apple.news/A4w6JYmm4QVqpo_9RpLn_Gw

Contact tracers and experts share where coronavirus transmission rates and risk are the highest during the pandemic.

12/09/2020