Public health directors say resources are needed to vaccinate rural communities Christophe Ena/AP A medical staff prepares Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination site in Sarcelles, outside Paris, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Some 9,000 people are getting vaccinated at a huge stadium in Lyon during Easter weekend, and thousands more around France are spending the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere as the government tries to speed up vaccinations amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) and last updated 2021-04-13 11:00:58-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Public health directors for Western New York's rural counties say their populations were disadvantaged even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and resources are needed to help vaccinate their communities.