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Niagara County Health Department shifts vaccination strategies as appointments go unbooked The Niagara County Health Department is switching the way they're distributing the COVID-19 vaccine as demand for the shot decreases. and last updated 2021-04-21 17:23:19-04 LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County Health Department is switching the way they're distributing the COVID-19 vaccine as demand for the shot decreases. "For the first time since the pandemic began, I did not order vaccine this week. I know that there are probably a couple dozen more counties that are doing the exact same...

Public Health Directors: New York's public health system needs to be reformed Olivia Proia Five public health directors overseeing six counties discuss the vaccine roll out with WKBW reporter Olivia Proia. and last updated 2021-04-14 19:39:49-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Five public health directors overseeing six counties say this is the time for the state to examine the way the public health system is funded and reform it. "If there's ever going to be a time where we can show why public health and the local health departments are more important than ever before, this is it," Dan Stapleton...

Five public health directors overseeing six counties said their departments are underfunded. This caused a great deal of challenges pre-pandemic, and those challenges have worsened over the past year.

Western New York county public health directors discuss how vaccination rollout can be improved Federica Narancio/AP Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on its website that it had received permission from the Food and Drug Administration that they can enroll children as young as 12 in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Federica Narancio/AP) and last updated 2021-04-12 14:38:32-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Public Health Departments have had pandemic response plans for decades. The departments update these plans yearly and submit them to the state. Health directors said the state decided to not...

State officials unsure whether ruined J&J doses were intended for NYS In New York state, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has been primarily used for those who are homebound and people in hard to reach communities. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 4:47 PM EDT April 1, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — A major mix-up in vaccine production at a plant affiliated with the manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-10 vaccine has reportedly led to millions of doses of J&J being ruined.  2 On Your Side is looking into the possible impacts statewide and locally.  The Governo...