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OLEAN â The first coronavirus vaccine to protect Cattaraugus Countyâs front-line hospital workers and nursing home employees and residents from COVID-19 is expected to arrive next week at Olean General Hospital and several nursing homes.
Dr. Kevin D. Watkins, public health director, said Monday a little over 1,000 people will be the first to receive the Moderna vaccine in this county. Larger hospitals in New York and around the country began receiving the first Pfizer vaccine to administer to medical staff on Monday.
While Olean General Hospital has the super-cold freezer necessary to receive the first vaccine approved for emergency use from the federal Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine is packed in lots of 1,000 doses, which is more than the hospital needs to vaccinate staff, Watkins said.
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Area nursing homes in Chautauqua and western Cattaraugus counties have confirmed 11 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic through the end of November, federal data shows.
A study by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows that 377,510 nursing home residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through Nov. 29. Area nursing homes in Jamestown, Greenhurst, Gerry, Westfield, Gowanda and Dunkirk were listed.
Since March, four residents at Absolut Care of Westfield have tested positive for COVID-19, while Gowanda Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has had three residents test positive. Two residents at Lutheran Social Services and one resident at Heritage Park in Jamestown have received positive test results. One resident at Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has also tested positive.
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