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Emilie Hauger has been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in Auburn. On Wednesday, she received her inoculation. Hauger, the director of outpatient specialty services at Auburn Community Hospital, was one of approximately 200 frontline health care workers at the hospital who were given their first dose of the Moderna vaccine. The two COVID-19 vaccines approved by federal regulators â Pfizer produced the other â require two doses over a three-week period. For Hauger and other hospital employees, the vaccine arrived at an important point of the pandemic. Cayuga County has more than 600 active COVID-19 cases and over 3,500 people in quarantine. There are 35 COVID-19 patients at Auburn hospital, which is a new record. ....
Residents and staff at four nursing homes will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Cayuga County. More than 600 nursing homes across New York are participating in a federal program involving retail pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens. Through the partnership, pharmacists will administer the vaccine to residents and staff at nursing homes. The Commons on St. Anthony, a nursing home in Auburn, will begin vaccinating residents and staff on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Loretto, which owns the facility, told The Citizen that it is partnering with PharmScripts, a pharmacy company that provides services to long-term care facilities, to oversee the vaccine process. Employees and residents who completed their vaccine consent forms will receive the first doses this week. ....