Niagara County partners with 211 WNY to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccine
The county s health department is partnering with 211 WNY to help those with limited or no internet access find and set up appointments to get the vaccine. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:43 PM EST January 14, 2021
LOCKPORT, N.Y. The Niagara County Health Department is doing its part to help those with limited or no internet access find and make appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The department is partnering with 211 Western New York to provide Point of Dispensing COVID-19 Pre-Registration access.
“This partnership will additionally help those 65 and older who are now eligible for vaccine but are encountering difficulty in registering for an appointment at one of our PODs,” stated Daniel J. Stapleton, Public Health Director.
Errors cloud New York State s expanded vaccination rollout on day 1
Under the state s expanded vaccination plan, 4 million additional New Yorkers are eligible to get the vaccine. However, errors led to a lot confusion on Monday. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 9:54 AM EST January 12, 2021
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. On day one of New York State’s rollout, expanding the number of people who can get vaccinated, many jumped at the opportunity and yes, there were some issues in how things went.
Prior to Monday, primarily healthcare workers and nursing homes were eligible to get the vaccine – beginning Monday add on first responders, teachers, transit workers and those who are 75 years old and older.
By Aaron Besecker
News Staff Reporter
New York Stateâs rollout Monday of an online system billed as a way for residents to make appointments to receive the Covid-19 vaccine turned out to be disjointed and frustrating for many eager to sign up.
Even with warnings that inoculations would be weeks away, if not longer, users of the site found that it amounted to more of an online screening tool followed by a list of phone numbers for nearby vaccine distribution locations.
Once a person using the screening tool was found to be eligible for the vaccine, the site pointed users to nearby locations that will â at some point â have doses to distribute. From there, the next stop required a phone call placed to the distribution sites to actually schedule the appointment.
12 inmates test positive at Niagara County Jail REPORT: Facility working on protocols with Niagara County Health Department.
By Benjamin Joe ben.joe@lockportjournal.com Dec 30, 2020
This file photo shows the Niagara County jail in Lockport. Â
LOCKPORT â Out of 284 inmates, 12 are positive for the virus as of Wednesday during the latest round of testing at the Niagara County Jail.
âI wanted to make people aware that COVID is everywhere,â said Sheriff Mike Filicetti. âWeâve made it a long time without having any of it in the jail, but in the efforts of transparency, I like to keep the public informed, my staff informed, so we can make sure weâre using all of our precautions and trying to stay safe â minimizing the risk as much as possible.â
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