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Tom Magnarelli / WRVO Public Media More New Yorkers will become eligible to receive the COVID vaccine beginning Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. Concerns remains, though, for having enough supply to meet demand, as members of the Western New York Vaccination Hub explained shortly after the governor's announcement. Phase 1-B, when it begins Monday, will allow first responders, teachers, public transit and public safety workers, and individuals ages 75 and older to receive their first COVID vaccine dose. Under Phase 1-A, however, only an estimated 23 percent of eligible recipients ...

Phase one of the vaccine rollout now includes more groups Nursing homes have vaccine doses and now other groups can get the vaccine, including EMTs and funeral home workers. Author: Claudine Ewing Updated: 8:05 PM EST December 21, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nursing home residents and healthcare workers are known to be among the first to be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, but they're not alone.  Other frontline workers are now being included, including funeral home directors and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Nursing homes have already received vaccine doses...