New York state is enticing vaccine holdouts to get their shots, but not localities
Primary care physicians are seen as the ace in the hole
Edward Manners exited the Hornell Community Arts Center on June 1, secured his face mask and headed to his car in the municipal parking lot.
Manners was taking his first steps toward normalcy after receiving his second dose of the two-shot Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the center’s walk-in vaccination clinic.
Fully vaccinated (once he s gone through a two-week waiting period following his final dose), Manners looked ahead.
“I just wanted to get back to normal. I made my decision,” said Manners, a middle-aged, wiry-framed trucker who received his first shot May 4 in Hornell.
Why Allegany County has the lowest vaccination rate in New York
Allegany County has the lowest vaccination rate in the state with 32.3% receiving at least one dose as of May 13th.
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ALLEGANY COUNTY, N.Y. (WKBW) â Allegany County has the lowest vaccination rate in the state with 32.3% receiving at least one dose as of May 13th. It s a hard slog now. It s not like it was when we didn t have enough vaccine for people who want it. Now we have the vaccine but we need the people to come in, Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the lead for the Western New York Vaccination Planning Team, said.