Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg West Nile Virus To add to all the other viruses that we have had to think about, COVID, monkeypox, polio, we can add West Nile Virus (WNV) which is now endemic in the New York City area. This is not yet affecting us in Otsego County and surrounding areas and probably won’t. While it is transmitted to humans by mosquitos, the reservoir, the source and reproduction site for the virus is various bird species. There…
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Weekly Medical News September 1, 2022 Editors note: The following is a compendium of medical news items and releases we found interesting over the last 10 days. Please let us know your thoughts on this feature at info@allotsego.com. General Information The CDC announced that it will make major changes to how it operates following what it admits was a failed response to COVID-19, monkeypox, and polio. Director Rochelle Walensky stated “my goal is a new public health oriented culture that…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta August 25, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Polio Rearing Its Ugly Head Social Justice and Strategic Planning at OFO Inside The Paper Police Identify Human Remains Found in Morris Bassett Medical Center’s Midwifery Program Honored Nationally for ‘Innovative and Compassionate’ Care Animal Care Agencies Urge Governor to Sign Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill Dr. Bruce Harris Cross Dedicated Perspectives Editorial What Lies Beneath Columns News from the Noteworthy: Housing Option…
Gov’s new mask rule confuses businesses Governor Kathy Hochul’s statewide mask mandate took effect December 13 but left Otsego County businesses and residents a little short on detail. That same afternoon at Stewart’s on Chestnut Street in Cooperstown, where the store enforced the order from the State Health Department, Steve Schroeder of Unadilla was headed inside, masked. “If it protects other people, it’s great,” he said of the mandate, noting the importance to everyone’s safety. He said he was unsure…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta November 11, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Local merchants work hard to deflect supply chain hiccups Cooperstown holds virtual information session on cannabis Inside The Paper New State Police Commander focused on recruitment Why Buffalo matters in Otsego County LWV students inside Albany conference From Cooperstown to Iraq Oregon to NYC via canoe with a hike to Cooperstown A local polio pioneer CCS Thespians to bring live musical back…
Opinion by Richard Sternberg COVID: Good News/Bad News Six weeks ago, I wrote about a new drug called malnupiravir from Merck that was a game changer in the treatment of COVID-19. When taken in the first few days of infection it was 50% effective in the prevention of hospitalization and death. While not as good as monoclonal antibodies this was considered an amazing result and the study was terminated early in order to immediately ask for emergency approval. It was…
Opinion by Richard Sternberg, M.D. A return to normalcy after COVID? It appears the summer surge of COVID-19 in the United States is abating. Numbers are going down except in the hardest hit states. The average number of deaths last week was approximately 1,800 per day and the number of daily infections is about 100,000. These seem to be trending down but if they flare up again and represent averages over the long-term we are talking about 675,000 deaths per…
In Memoriam Robert Charles Sharp, Jr., 75 February 27, 1946 – June 30, 2021 ONEONTA – Robert Charles Sharp, Jr., 75, passed away at home and at peace on June 30, 2021. He was born February 27, 1946 in Oneonta, the son of Robert Charles Sharp, Sr. and Mary Bridget O’Brien. Bob married Antoinette Ester Bourne “Toni” at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Oneonta in September of 1964. He was a contractor, stone masonry, partial proprietor of The Royal Grill,…
STATEMENT RELEASED TODAY Dreams Park Requires Vaccinating 12-Year-Olds, Upsetting Some Parents COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Dreams Park’s announcement that it will require players 12 and over at the youth baseball park this summer to have COVID-19 vaccinations is already causing consternation among parents. So far, some states will not provide vaccines to students under 16 until further testing is done, according to Jodi Plimpton-Werstein of Lee County, Fla., which puts parents in a bind. “Should a vaccine become available (for 12-15 year olds)…
At Woodside Hall, Not One COVID Case In Year The Rules Are Clear, Says Proprietor, But They Must Be Enforced Every Day By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ‘When I was a child, a classmate was one of the last Americans to have polio,” said Woodside Hall proprietor Stephen Cadwalader. “What if COVID-19 is like polio? That’s what went through my mind.” So here we are, a year since the coronavirus arrived – Governor Cuomo reported Tuesday was the…