The new surge plan could cut profitable elective surgeries. It is meant to boost hospital space at a time when it may be badly needed for new severe COVID cases.
Medical experts chime in on the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine distribution process Liz Lewin
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It s been a long, exhausting road to finding a vaccine to help battle COVID-19.
On Monday, thousands of doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be distributed across all 50 states, with 170,000 of them landing in New York State. Of those, 14,500 doses will go to Western New York.
Western New Yorkers are hard at work to ensure an efficient, just, and organized distribution process, but local lawmakers and medical experts say it won t be easy.
Dr. Michael Mineo is the chief medical officer at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital and says there s a lot to consider when tackling a monumental public health operation like this.