Niagara Falls Memorial to provide COVID-19 vaccine to select high-risk groups
Hospital has been designated by NYS Department of Health to vaccinate groups including EMS personnel and congregate living residents and staff.
Credit: WGRZ
Author: WGRZ Sales
Updated: 9:03 AM EST December 28, 2020
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health has directed Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to provide COVID-19 vaccines to select high-risk groups that provide services outside the hospital.
Those groups with designated Priority A-1 status include:
Emergency medical services personnel
Medical examiners, coroners and funeral workers
Agency staff and residents living in congregate living situations run by the state Office Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)