Calls for NYS to prioritize people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for vaccination
Oishei Children s Hospital along with several other groups sent a letter to the state requesting individuals 16 and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities be added to Phase 1B.
and last updated 2021-01-21 00:20:48-05
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â There are calls for New York to prioritize people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for COVID-19 vaccination.
Oishei Children s Hospital, GiGi s Playhouse Buffalo, The Family & Friends Down s Syndrome Association of Niagara, Inc., and other organizations wrote a letter to the state requesting individuals 16 and older with intellectual or developmental disabilities be added to Phase 1B. The letter cited higher COVID-19 mortality rates for those groups.