Created: January 30, 2021 05:23 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) About 275 senior residents of Seneca Towers received the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Saturday.
Seneca Towers is a low-income senior living community located on the Genesee River in downtown Rochester.
Saturday s pop-up clinic was reserved for Seneca Tower residents only and was part of Governor Cuomo s effort to make the vaccine accessible to underserved communities and communities of color.
Resident Mary C. Gaston described the opportunity as a dream come true and said she was elated to hear she could get the vaccine.
The pop-up was a collaborative effort between Rochester Management (which oversees Seneca Towers and several other low-income housing sites), Rochester Rapid Response Team, Common Ground Health, Finger Lakes COVID-19 Vaccine Hub and Task Force, the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York State, and Trillium Health which brought the vaccine to Seneca Towers on its m
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Although Majestic Hair Design is open for business, owner Debbie Wise hasn’t spent much of the week doing hair at the Irondequoit salon.
Instead, she has been screening calls on behalf of Catholic Family Services, helping people who are applying for rental assistance through the Eviction Prevention Pilot Initiative.
Wise is among 25 salon owners who also serve as community health educators for Common Ground Health. The program trains stylists and barbers to educate their clients on health care and to connect them to providers.
She said it was a good fit because as a hairstylist, she is used to people opening up about their problems.