Vaccine rollout continues in rural communities; 2 state-run sites open Friday
The site at Genesee Community College will vaccinate 3,500 people over a five-day period. The second state-run site will be held at Jamestown Community College.
Author: Jeff Preval
Updated: 7:37 AM EST March 5, 2021
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Two new COVID-19 vaccination sites will open Friday in rural Western New York counties.
This comes after many calls from health officials to get more doses of vaccine in rural communities. But there are some concerns about that actually happening.
When vaccine appointments opened Thursday morning for the state-run site at Genesee Community College, anyone eligible could've made an appointment. Health officials here say they would've preferred appointments targeted to nearby communities, similar to what was done last week at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo.