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Push to prioritize Niagara County residents at state-run Niagara Falls vaccination site
The state has not said when the site will open, and if there will be residency requirements.
and last updated 2021-03-16 00:29:03-04
The Niagara Falls Peacemakers, Niagara Falls City Council members, Mayor Robert Restaino and others gathered on the steps of Niagara Falls City Hall on Monday to discuss what vaccine equity should look like at the mass vaccination site.
âI think that we can all relate to equitable access when it comes to Niagara County residents as a whole because again you have urban residents in the urban community thatâs dealing with this issue, but also in our rural community, Ezra Scott Jr., Coordinator of the Niagara Falls Peacemakers said. So Niagara County residents first, thatâs what weâre pushing.â
Pop up clinic to reach underserved, but Falls mayor ineligible, gets vaccine
Falls mayor receives vaccine as show of support
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and last updated 2021-02-24 17:16:42-05
NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WKBW) â Pop up COVID vaccination clinics opened in Buffalo, Lackawanna and Niagara Falls the sites were set up in what the state deems underserved neighborhoods.
But the mayor of the City of Niagara Falls rolled up his sleeve for a shot even though he is not eligible.
Photo from City of Niagara Falls Facebook
Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino got the vaccine at the clinic.
Mayor Robert Restaino got the vaccine inside the pop up clinic at the Wrobel Towers, a public housing complex.