Monroe County expects 1,500 more COVID-19 vaccines this week
On Dec. 14, 2020, transportation worker Carlos Rosa was the first of 10 employees at the University of Rochester Medical Center to receive their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Monroe County officials said Monday they are expecting another 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to arrive this week — an amount they said was enough to fulfill previously scheduled appointments of essential workers. Word of the incoming vaccinations was announced in a joint statement by County Executive Adam Bello and county Health Commissioner Michael Mendoza, days after Mendoza had ...