Bethany Burlingame, a teacher at Bemus Point Central School District, receives a first vaccine dose.
Team members at Brooks-TLC Hospital System are working swiftly when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccinations. As soon as a supply arrives to the hospital’s loading dock, officials said the wheels are in motion to prepare for the next round of public vaccination clinics.
“There is no way of predicting when supplies will arrive,” said Christopher Kotowski, Brooks-TLC director of pharmacy, “but we’re able to vaccinate eligible community members oftentimes within a matter of hours of a new shipment.”
Immediately after in-house logistics are ironed out, hospital clinics are scheduled through the state Department of Health.
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While much of the nation has been focused on the armed protesters that broke into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, the coronavirus continued its deadly ways.
Another fatality from COVID-19 was reported by the Chautauqua County Health Department and seven more were reported in Cattaraugus County.
In Chautauqua County, this makes 12 deaths in the last nine days, bringing the total to 40. The newest death, according to local data, appears to be an individual in their 80s.
Of the seven deaths reported by the Cattaraugus County Health Department, three were females and four were males. The ages of the females were 82, 87 and 93. The ages of the males were 65, 77, 81 and 86. The health department said all seven developed respiratory failure and were unable to overcome their illness despite aggressive medical treatment.
P-J file photo by Cameron Hurst
A member of the transportation department in the Bemus Point Central School District tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the district to place all transportation staff in quarantine and forcing learning to go full-remote beginning Friday.
Joseph Reyda, Bemus Point superintendent, said remote instruction will last through Monday, Jan. 18. In a statement, he said, “I have recently been informed that a member of our transportation department has tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, all of our transportation staff have been identified as close contacts and have been placed in quarantine.
“Since we are now unable to provide any transportation for students, we are going to have to pivot to a full remote instructional schedule starting tomorrow, Friday, January 8th, and lasting until Monday, January 18th, for students in the district. We will return to our previous instructional models in both buildings on Tuesday, January 19th. Please be