Pharmacies to focus on vaccinating 65+

Pharmacies to focus on vaccinating 65+.

WHERE TO GET THESHOT... WHEN YOUWILL BE ABLE TGET THE SHOT...AND HOW TO SIGNUP FOR IT.TONIGHT - 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER ISGETTING ANSWERS.TRT: 2:28OUT: LOCAL HEALTHDEPARTMENTS01:402:10SOT: A LOT OF OURSENIORS DON'TKNOW HOW TO USETHE COMPUTER ANDDON'T WANT TO PUTTHEIR PERSONALINFORMATION INTHERECHERYL MAY OFHAMBURG HASBEEN WORKINGWITH THE SENIORCITIZENPOPULATION IN HERCOMMUNITY FORDECADESHELPING OUR MOSTVULNERABLERESIDENTSNAVIGATEAND NOWWITHTHE COVID-19VACCINATIONAPPOINTMENTSBEING TAKENONLINEONLYSHE HASFEAR THAT MANYRESIDENTS MAYMISS OUTSOT: MAY SOMEOPERATECOMPUTERS ANDDO IT ON THEIROWN BUT THEREARE A NUMBER OFTHEM WHO DON'TTRUST THE SYSTEMEVEN HEALTHCOMMISSIONER DR.GALE BURSTEINRECOGNIZES THIS ISAN ISSUESOT: BURSTEIN ONELDERLYWE TOOK THISQUESTION TO THEHEALTHDEPARTMENTAND ASPOKESPERSONSAYS THE DOH WILLADDRESS IT GOINGFORWARD WITH A"DEDICATEDVACCINATION CALLCENTER ANDEXTENSIVECOMMUNITYOUTREACH."ERIE COUNTY SAYSIT HAS A MOBILE RVUNIT THAT WILLPROVIDE VACCINESTONEIGHBORHOODSWHEN A LARGERSUPPLY OF VACCINEIS AVAILABLE.

THESEINITIATIVES WILLRAMP UP ONCE WEHAVE A LARGERSUPPLY OFVACCINE."THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT GOESON TO SAY"RIGHT NOW,PHARMACIES ARETASKED WITHVACCINATINGOLDER ADULTS WHOMIGHT NOT HAVEACCESS TO THEINTERNET."WHICH BRINGS USTO OUR NEXTVIEWER QUESTION:ARE PHARMACIESTAKINGAPPOINTMENTS?MANY AREALTHOUGHVACCINE SUPPLY ISLIMITED AND SOMEDON'T HAVE IN HANDYET.WEGMANSLAUNCHED ITS ONLINESCHEDULINGSYSTEM YESTERDAYFOR ALBERTA DRIVEAND SHERIDANDRIVELOCATIONS.BUTNOW ALLAPPOINTMENTS AREBOOKED AND THEWEBSITE SAYS TOCHECK BACK LATERFOR AVAILABLESLOTS.TOPS ANTICIPATESTAKINGAPPOINTMENTS BYTHE END OF THEWEEK.SOT: KATHYSAUTTER TOPS: WEDON'T HAVE THEVACCINE YETSOT: PHONES HAVEBEEN RINGING OFFTHE HOOKAND INCHAUTAUQUACOUNTYFRUSTRATION AMONG MANYIN THE 1B GROUPA TWITTERFOLLOWER WRITINGME SAYING: NO ONECAN GET ANYAPPOINTMENTSAROUND HERESOT: CHRISTINESCHULER HEALTHCOMMISSIONERONCE WE HAVEVACCINE IN HANDWE WILLANNOUNCE OURNEXT VACCINATIONCLINICTHE CLINIC THEHEALTHDEPARTMENT INCHAUTAUQUA HADONLY VACCINATED450 PEOPLETHE FRUSTRATIONMOUNING FROMLOCAL HEALTHDEPARTMENTSSOT: THIS IS SOFRUSTRATING AND IFEEL TERRIBLE IWISH THERE WASMORE THAT WECOULD DO BUT WEDON'T HAVEVACCINE TO DO ITI'M NOT ALONE INSAYING IF THESTATE WOULD JUSTGIVE US VACCINE ASLOCAL HEALTHDEPARTMENTS WECOULD MAKE THISHAPPEN TH IS WHATWE TRAIN FOR