Dr. Elizabeth Whalen

With the start of summer, the New York State Department of Health is shutting down some mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. At the same time, Albany County is reporting its lowest number of COVID cases and hospitalizations since April.

Albany County continues shattering record daily COVID-19 case numbers.

In Albany County a concerted effort is underway to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

An interview with Albany County Health Commissioner Elizabeth Whalen

Although the coronavirus pandemic subsided in the U.S. over the last several weeks, the rapid spread of so-called “breakthrough cases” involving the Delta…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new recommendations Tuesday that vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of…

With hospitalization rates sharply down and statistics showing COVID-19 on the wane, local officials continue to stress the importance of…

On today’s 51%, I visit a psychiatric ward in Cleveland to learn how one nurse reaches her patients with tea parties. And we’ll hear from one physician…

Capital Region schools have been getting mixed messages from Albany County amid a state-high COVID-19 rate.Albany County Executive Dan McCoy on Saturday…

One thing 2020 will be remembered for: the emergence of the face mask as a way to help protect against COVID-19.Facemarks masks first became ubiquitous…