The state-run Dome Arena site is allowing walk-ins only for those 60 and older.
The news comes as providers across the region cite increasing difficulty in filling appointments, leading to a sharp drop in the vaccine allotted to the Finger Lakes region over the past two weeks.
Area hospitals have requested markedly fewer doses, officials said, fueling the falloff. The resulting allotment of 23,910 doses is the smallest shipment since mid-February, and is down from an average 37,000 weekly in the two months since.
“Even though the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter now … it is clear the initial enthusiasm for the vaccine is beginning to wane,” said Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza.
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Separate Rochester and Monroe County crisis response teams are seeing a city-driven rise in calls mainly to assist people who are suicidal or experiencing chronic mental illness.
The county s Forensic Intervention Team has seen its call volume double from last year, averaging more than nine responses daily triple that of 2019. While Rochester s Person In Crisis team, launched in January, is well over initially projected caseloads. If I had to guess I would say it s (due to) more awareness, said Corinda Crossdale, Monroe County s deputy county executive for health and human services.
These civilian teams staffed by clinicians, social workers and counselors are part of a national push seeking alternatives to a law enforcement response.