4-1-21 Potsdam has a small population of only 16,000 people, but the herculean efforts of the staff at the SUNY Potsdam vaccination site have led to more than 50,000 vaccine doses administered so far

4-1-21 Data shows Pfizer vaccine is 91 percent effective after six months, and is effective against the South Africa variant

4-1-21 The E484K mutation, which allows the virus to more easily infect people who may have waning immunity, is beginning to pop up in viruses of very different backgrounds

4-2-21 Asymptomatic travelers entering NYS from another state are no longer required to test or quarantine. Quarantine is still recommended for domestic travelers who are not fully vaccinated.

4-2-21 The CDC announces that it’s considered low risk for fully vaccinated people to travel

4-2-21 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issues an executive order banning vaccine passports and local businesses from requiring this proof of vaccination

4-6-21 Between 10% and 30% of folks who get COVID-19 experience long-term symptoms, the National Institutes of Health notes. Of 345 people (mostly British women), 32% reported their lingering COVID symptoms improved two weeks or more after their first vaccine dose.

4-6-21 New findings from an Oxford-led study of 236,379 COVID-19 patients find that one in three COVID-19 survivors suffer from a neurological or mental disorder within six months of infection: anxiety, at 17%, and mood disorders, at 14%, were the most common, and did not appear to be related to how mild or severe the patient's COVID-19 infection had been.

4-13-21 The U.S. recommends a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots, which occurred in six women that occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination (out of 6.8 million vaccinated)

4-16-21 More than half of New York adults have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine (39.6% of total NY population)

4-20-21 Derek Chauvin is convicted of second- and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter for murdering George Floyd, and he faces up to 75 years in prison

4-24-21 Number of U.S. COVID cases: 32.1 million; deaths: 571 thousand. Number of worldwide COVID cases: 147 million; deaths: 3.1 million; 225.6 million vaccine doses administered in the U.S

4-27-21 CDC has updated guidelines:
1) Fully vaccinated Americans don't need masks outdoors.
2) Unvaccinated people can also go without a face covering in small outdoor gatherings with fully vaccinated people.
3) But, if going to a crowded outdoor event such as a concert, it is best to wear your mask.