Erie, Niagara counties schedule vaccine clinics for anyone 12 years and older
The Niagara County and Erie County health departments are expanding their clinics to allow registration for people 12 years of age and older. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:22 PM EDT May 13, 2021
LOCKPORT, N.Y. Following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the Niagara County and Erie County health departments are expanding their clinics to allow registration for people 12 years of age and older.
“Now that federal and state officials have authorized the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12, it is important for parents and caregivers to take advantage of this expanded access to the free vaccine for their children before next school year,” Niagara County Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton said in a release.
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LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Niagara County Health Department is switching the way they re distributing the COVID-19 vaccine as demand for the shot decreases. For the first time since the pandemic began, I did not order vaccine this week. I know that there are probably a couple dozen more counties that are doing the exact same thing because we don t have enough people wanting it, Dan Stapleton, the Niagara County Public Health Director, said.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Five public health directors overseeing six counties say this is the time for the state to examine the way the public health system is funded and reform it. If there s ever going to be a time where we can show why public health and the local health departments are more important than ever before, this is it, Dan Stapleton, Niagara County s Public Health Director, said.