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FONDA Montgomery County Executive Matthew Ossenfort gave a ground-level view Thursday of the sputtering COVID vaccination program, with insight into how the chaos is affecting local health care providers and public health officials.
“What has happened in the last week or so in my opinion has really made a tough situation worse,” he said in a Facebook Live update. “I cannot remember a worse response to a major public issue than what I’m seeing right now.”
Schenectady County, meanwhile, said Thursday that the vaccination rollout has been so consuming that it must scale back its infection tracking and quarantine followup, and have infected county residents do some of the contact tracing themselves.
Vaccine appointments in New York going fast
By Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz
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NYC Vaccine Finder
New York City is opening 24-hour vaccination hubs and has launched a website and hotline to help you find a place to get your shot.
NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers battered by months of isolation and worry eagerly snapped up limited chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the state began its first mass inoculations of older people and many essential workers.
Monday marked the first day of universal eligibility for all people age 75 and up and a much longer list of workers, including transit employees, grocery clerks, teachers, police officers, firefighters and others.
Some pharmacies giving out the shots reported that their phone lines were jammed with customers seeking the vaccine, and even appointments between the hours of.
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) New Yorkers battered by months of isolation and worry eagerly snapped up limited chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the state began its first mass inoculations of older people and many essential workers. Monday marked the first day of universal eligibility for all people age 75 and up and a much longer list of workers, including transit employees, grocery clerks, teachers, police officers, firefighters and others. Some pharmacies giving out the shots reported that their phone lines were jammed with customers seeking the vaccine. Even appointments between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m. at the New York City’s two 24-hour vaccination sites quickly filled.