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Jamestown Community College is pictured Friday morning during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. A state Senator wants to see a clinic be established in every county by the state Health Department.
Photo by Anthony Dolce
State Sen. Michelle Hinchey, D-Kingston, wants to see the state Health Department locate a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in every county.
Hinchey introduced S.5398 in the state Senate on Wednesday. Counties would be allowed to choose not to participate in a state-run clinic. Hinchey’s legislation also would require the state Health Department to establish an enrollment portal so residents can be notified when they are eligible for a vaccine and the location of vaccination sites closest to them.
It didn t take long for three local COVID-19 vaccination clinics to fill Thursday. By mid-day, appointments were no longer available for a mass vaccination t
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Onondaga County residents encounter difficulties in vaccine registration
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UPDATED: Feb. 20, 2021 at 9:47 p.m.
Mary Kay O’Brien has been trying to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for weeks.
O’Brien, like many other New York state residents, is eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine. But now, she won’t be able to receive one until mid-March.
“It is very hard to sign up on a Samsung smartphone. And the phone line kept just ringing,” said O’Brien, a resident of Onondaga County who has multiple cardiovascular conditions.