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Columbia County family physician Dr. Joseph Lalka on COVID vaccines

WATCH: Dr. Lalka says COVID vaccines are “safe and effective,” and that, "Getting the COVID vaccine is an act of love. So love your neighbor. Get vaccinated."

Columbia County's Dr. Ananthakrishnan Ramani : “Get Vaccinated”

WATCH: Dr. Ramani says, "Get vaccinated and protect yourselves and your community. Let's work together to put the pandemic behind us.”

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  • Vaccines are central to ending this pandemic

    "Vaccines are central to any plan to bring an end to the current pandemic," says Dr. Deborah Maine, maternal health expert, longtime Columbia County resident and member of our Advisory Group.

    There's more on the history of gains from vaccination in New York State and the US in her Register-Star op-ed.

  • The impact of COVID on children schools and community

    "Finally, there is a light at the end of the tunnel... Vaccine availability for children... has excited many parents who have been waiting for schools and family life to get back to normal," writes Stephanie Sussman, Columbia County resident, retired Deputy School Superintendent and grandparent.

    Her op-ed in The Columbia Paper.

  • "Scare Tactics Aren't Science" : Columbia Paper editorial

    The Columbia Paper slammed the anti-vaxx postcards sent to local homes, calling them "scare tactics," "an effort to frighten parents," and not science in an editorial. The editorial ends urging, "get your family vaccinated."

    Read the full Columbia Paper editorial.

  • Anti-vaxx mailer sabotaging efforts to save children’s lives

    COVID vaccines are proven to be safe and life-saving for children. However, thousands of us just received an outrageous mailer from a Columbia County anti-vaxx group falsely claiming the opposite. Our Department of Health called the mailer “bogus.”

    Our statement on the mailer above. More background, plus sources for our information here.

  • Columbia County health leaders call anti-vaxx literature "bogus"

    Columbia County health leaders slammed as "bogus" a mailer filled with misinformation that anti-vaxxers sent to thousands of residents. They said it was "tragic that this group is trying to sabotage efforts to prevent COVID deaths among children in Columbia County."

    Full story in The Register-Star here.

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Combating Misinformation

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says that health misinformation is “an urgent threat to our health.” Learn more about health misinformation and disinformation, and what you can do about it here.