Several options remain available in Chautauqua County for those who wish to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The county Health Department 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 message posted to 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 State University of New York at Fredonia Steele Hall Field House, 280 Central Ave., Fredonia, 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 (https://chqgov.com/public-health/covid-19-vaccination-clinics).

¯ Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Lake Central School bus garage, located at 100 N. Erie St., Mayville. 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.

Just over 60% of the county’s population over the age of 12 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, while 55% have been fully vaccinated.

34 NEW CASES REPORTED

The county Health Department on Tuesday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19, marking nearly 400 since Aug. 1. The bulk of new cases (18) continue to come from residents in the Jamestown zip code. There were also five reported in Dunkirk; four in Fredonia; two each in Forestville and South Dayton; and one each in Ashville, Kennedy and Lakewood.

There are currently 187 active cases of the virus in the county, an increase of 31 from information provided Monday; seven people with the virus in the hospital, no change from the previous day; 293 people in quarantine, a decrease of 30; and seven-day positivity rate of 6.6%, a jump of 1.4% from Monday.

The CDC level of community transmission for COVID-19 remains high.

Since Aug. 1, the health department has recorded 399 new cases. To date there have been 9,743 total confirmed cases, 9,396 recoveries and 160 virus-related deaths.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.