New state-run mass vaccination site opens in Niagara Falls on Friday
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Posted at 12:08 PM, Mar 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-19 02:52:15-04
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) â On Friday, the latest state-run mass vaccination site opens at the Conference Center of Niagara Falls.
It s one of 10 mass vaccination sites the New York State Department of Health is opening in the coming weeks.
Governor Cuomo announced the new sites on March 8, citing an increase in vaccine supply from the federal government.
The Conference Center, which is located at 101 Old Falls Street, features a 32,000 square foot events center. The next closest mass vaccination site announced on March 8 is Corning Community College s Gymnasium and Wellness Education Center in Steuben County.
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In New York State, supply has been delayed in recent days, due to winter storms nationally. Because of vaccine shipping delays, Niagara County ran into an issue this week in getting people second doses. Last week, the county says it did not receive any vaccine. If I hadn t received 1,000 doses yesterday [Monday], then I would ve had problems with my second dose clinic I m at now, said Dan Stapleton, the public health director for Niagara County.