State asks counties for their vaccination capabilities Also: Saratoga County health official says transmission rate is too high for contact tracing to help FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Dennis P. McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, addresses local coronavirus concerns and vaccine distribution efforts during a joint press conference with clinical leaders from cross the Capital Region on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY — The state health department sent an email to New York's county health departments late Wednesday "to gauge the capability" of the local agencies to receive and administer COVID-19 vaccines.