The Chronicle-Express
PENN YAN – Last Monday, when COVID-19 vaccinations were opened to eligible people in Phase 1B as well as Phase 1A, Sarah Davis of Penn Yan started trying to get an appointment for her 84-year-old mother, Ruth. She quickly became frustrated.
Davis began by going to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) website and used the “Am I Eligible” feature to find possible locations. What she found was a list of sites stretching from Penn Yan all the way down to New York City, and the list changed each time she checked it. She then went to the individual websites of counties surrounding Yates, but all of their appointments were full.