County Health Department: Several Options Still Available To Get COVID Vaccine
Several options remain available in Chautauqua County for those who wish to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Chautauqua County Department of Health on Tuesday reminded local residents of those options.
“If you have been waiting for full FDA approval of a COVID-19 vaccine before you get vaccinated, today is your day!” the county said in a post on Facebook.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Associated Press, more than 200 million Pfizer doses have been administered in the U.S. under emergency provisions — and hundreds of millions more worldwide — since December.
In going a step further and granting full approval, the FDA cited months of real-world evidence that serious side effects are extremely rare.
President Joe Biden said that for those who hesitated to get the vaccine until it received what he dubbed the “gold standard” of FDA approval, “the moment you’ve been waiting for is here.”
“Please get vaccinated today,” he said.
In Chautauqua County, the following vaccination clinics are available:
• Today at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage, located at 100 N. Erie St., Mayville. A drive-through clinic will be held for first, second and third doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
“To qualify for the third dose Pfizer, you must be moderately or severely immunocompromised due to one or more of the medical conditions or receipt of immunosuppressive medications or treatments listed below,” the county’s website states.
The Johnson&Johnson vaccine will be available at the drive through clinic as well.
No appointments are necessary, though the public can pre-register (https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics).
• Wednesday at the State University of New York at Fredonia Steele Hall Field House from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Available will be first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine and the Johnson&Johnson vaccine. No appointments are necessary, though the public can pre-register.
• Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine and the Johnson&Johnson vaccine. No appointments are necessary, though the public can pre-register.
• Tuesday, Sept. 7, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available.
• Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available.
• Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage. First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available.
Area pharmacies also are offering the COVID-19 vaccine, including Concord Pharmacy in Fredonia, Pharmacy Innovations in Jamestown, CVS, Rite Aid, Tops Markets, Walgreens, Walmart and Wegmans.