Dr. Elizabeth Buck, right, gets her first of two COVID-19 vaccination shots administered by registered nurse Ashley Gavin at the Saranac Lake Hudson Headwaters Health Network office in the Adirondack Medical Center building on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Photo -- Aaron Cerbone, Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
Jan 06, 2021 —
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
As the number of people eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus grows, staff shortages could be a significant hurdle for the North Country region to overcome in its distribution efforts.
Dr. Wouter Rietsema, vice president of population health and information services at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, told reporters during a press conference Tuesday that a lack of qualified staff will be the “number-one rate limiter” for the North Country region as more people become eligible for vaccinations.