Monroe County issued a vaccination advisory for those who had an appointment at the Riverside Convention Center and County Fleet Center for Tuesday, which is now being moved because of the storm.
On Dec. 14, 2020, transportation worker Carlos Rosa was the first of 10 employees at the University of Rochester Medical Center to receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Monroe County officials said Monday they are expecting another 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive this week an amount they said was enough to fulfill previously scheduled appointments of essential workers.
Word of the incoming vaccinations was announced in a joint statement by County Executive Adam Bello and county Health Commissioner Michael Mendoza, days after Mendoza had warned that the county s supply would be depleted by Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
In a joint statement from County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, and County Executive Adam Bello, the MCDPH says it expects roughly 1500 doses of the vaccine this week, which is enough to fulfill previously scheduled appointments of essential workers.