Niagara County Health Department says they could administer 5,000 COVID-19 shots a day
Each vaccination clinic in Niagara County starts with the hopes for more vaccine. The health department only received 800 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week which they can distribute in just hours The Kenan Center in Lockport.
and last updated 2021-03-10 17:22:33-05
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) â Each vaccination clinic in Niagara County starts with the hopes for more vaccine. The health department only received 800 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this week which they can distribute in just hours at the Kenan Center in Lockport.
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NCDOH partnering with Kenan Center to conduct Point of Dispensing operations throughout February
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and last updated 2021-02-24 17:09:10-05
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Niagara County Department of Health is partnering with the Kenan Center in Lockport to conduct point of dispensing operations throughout the month of February.
âWe value our longstanding partnership with Kenan Center,â stated Daniel J. Stapleton Public Health Director. âWe have conducted five PODs at Kenan Center Arena so far and plan to conduct many more throughout the month of February,â
he added.
âWe have transitioned from drive-through to indoor PODs for the colder months, which has been very successful as we have completed over 2,600 vaccinations at Kenan Center Arena while also meeting functional needs of participants,â stated Elise Pignatora, Director of Public Health Planning and Emergency Preparedness.
Local hospitals prepare for COVID-19 vaccinations
Hospital source confirms vaccinations have begun locally, but NYS orders hospitals not to give specifics. Niagara Co. has a plan in place to vaccinate the public. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 5:53 PM EST December 16, 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to be delivered across the country, including Western New York, local hospitals are preparing to vaccinate health care workers.
According to hospital sources, workers in local health care facilities in so called high risk occupations as defined by the state, started getting shots on Monday.
According to New York State, the first health care worker to receive a COVID-19 vaccine was an ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens.
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