Officials gather behind a FEMA bus outside Albany s Washington Avenue Armory.
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Residents of Albany, Troy and Schenectady started receiving vaccines in the morning. The federally-run site is expected to administer 1,000 shots a day to people living in under-served areas. Denise Shellhouse is from Troy. “It s easy, it s painless, let s get the shots in the arms.”
Representatives from FEMA and the Armory were joined by state and local officials including Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, who pointed out that as of Tuesday, a fifth of Albany County residents have received at least their first shot. And this site is going to help us to increase that total and help us get back to normal as quickly as possible. Once we get through the first 10 days of vaccinations focused on residents and those targeted zip codes in Albany, Schenectady and Troy and I believe Rensselaer, this armory is going to be open to all eligible city of Albany residents as well as Albany, Sch
FEMA-run mass vaccination site opens at Albany s Washington Avenue Armory
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1of9Buy PhotoThe FEMA-run Covid-19 mass vaccination site at the Washington Avenue Armory opened for the first time on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoBrian Walton of Albany talks about the importance of getting vaccinated outside the Washington Avenue Armory on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. Walton came to the FEMA-run Covid-19 mass vaccination site to register for a future appointment to get vaccinated. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
ALBANY, N.Y. â The Capital Region is an interconnected place where people cross county lines for work and play alike. Demonstrating how interconnected our communities are, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin and Schenectady County Manager Rory Fluman, joined Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy, for a joint press briefing Wednesday morning in Albany.
The three discussed their ongoing partnership to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, it was announced that an additional 1,000 Pfizer vaccines will be allocated to each county. Those vaccines will specifically target residents who are 65 and older.
âThe coronavirus doesnât know county lines, and our residents are constantly crossing our borders to go to commute, to shop and now with the Washington Avenue Amory mass vaccination site opening today, to get vaccinated. Thatâs why I fought for these vaccine doses and made sure my fellow county leaders had access. Weâre in this together, and the state
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