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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) Tompkins County is looking to get even more people vaccinated.
The county’s released a new form, allowing businesses, organizations, and community groups to request small pop-up vaccine clinics at their location. Health Director Frank Kruppa says over 70-percent of people 18 and older in the county has received at least their first dose and they want to expand efforts to make access more convenient.
Submitting a form doesn’t guarantee a clinic and officials can’t accommodate requests for a specific vaccine. The form is available here. Tags:
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ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – The Tompkins County Legislature met Tuesday evening for its regular monthly meeting. Here’s some of the highlights:
County Administrator Jason Molino and Public Health Director Frank Kruppa gave an update on the Covid-19 pandemic, including the ongoing rollout of vaccines in the community. They noted pop-up clinics are being planned in Dryden, Enfield, Trumansburg, and other municipalities.
The Health Department is also now offering a form that any community business, organization, or group can fill out to request a small vaccination pop-up clinic at their location. In other business, a proclamation was read recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Officials celebrated the 50,000 vaccinations administered in Tompkins County on April 29 with a ceremony outside of the mall vaccination clinic.
âCongratulations to the Tompkins County Health Department, who has demonstrated through their collaboration with Cayuga Medical Systems what true partnership looks like,â said RoAnn Destito, commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services. â50,000 arms is a remarkable accomplishment.â
Dr. Marty Stallone, president and CEO of Cayuga Health Systems, said that the operation would not have been possible without the full partnership between Cayuga Health and the county, which have worked together to provide free testing throughout the pandemic to all residents, as well as operating the mass vaccination site.
a robust contact tracing program; and
monitored isolation and quarantine space to ensure care for individuals who tested positive for COVID-19.
“An effort of this scale could only have been achieved through the diligence and skill of hundreds of people working together,” Fauci wrote, “and I applaud each and every one of you for your contributions to fighting this pandemic.” Jason Koski/Cornell University
Bridget Flanigan, Cornell Health nurse manager, manages the isolation/quarantine team; coordinates COVID testing at Cornell Health and at the hotels where students are in quarantine.
“It’s been meaningful to know my team and I contributed to controlling the spread of the virus on campus and in our community.”