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Schoharie County COVID Vaccination Information

By Matthew Avitabile · January 26, 2021 · The Mountain Eagle
SCHOHARIE -

Please feel free to pass this information along to those who meet the criteria for the clinics.

Schoharie County Department of Health is conducting two Vaccine Clinics this week:

ESSENTIAL WORKERS (Only those Defined below): Thursday, 1/28 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the main County Office Building basement.  You MUST make an appointment, as we are NOT permitted to reserve vaccine for specific individuals, and we do not allow walk-in patients.  Please check the county website at https://www4.schohariecounty-ny.gov/ for a registration link on Wednesday, 1/27 at 9:15 am (1/2 of allotted appointments) and 6:00 pm (1/2 of allotted appointments).  We expect appointments to fill up very quickly, so if you receive a message that states no appointments or clinic available, the clinic is already full.  Please continue to be patient as we will continue to schedule clinics as more vaccine is received. If you are unable to register for an appointment at this clinic, please be patient.  Do NOT call Department of Health, Office of Emergency Services, or Office for the Aging (or any other county agency) – as we can do nothing to help you get a vaccine quicker.  You will continue to be notified of upcoming clinics.

OVER 65 YEARS OLD: Friday, 1/29 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in the main County Office Building basement.  You MUST make an appointment, as we are NOT permitted to reserve vaccine for specific individuals, and we do not allow walk-in patients.  Please check the county website at https://www4.schohariecounty-ny.gov/ for a registration link on Thursday, 1/28 at 9:15 am.  We expect appointments to fill up very quickly, so if you receive a message that states no appointments or clinic available, the clinic is already full.  Please continue to be patient as we will continue to schedule clinics as more vaccine is received. If you are unable to register for an appointment at this clinic, please be patient.  Do NOT call Department of Health, Office of Emergency Services, or Office for the Aging (or any other county agency) – as we can do nothing to help you get a vaccine quicker.  You will continue to be notified of upcoming clinics.

*PLEASE DO NOT show up more than 5 minutes prior to your appointment time, as this prevents us from ensuring adequate social distancing.

**PLEASE NOTE: You will be pre-screened for reasoning for signing up for a vaccine and must fit into the category you are making an appointment for.  You will be required to show Identification proving your employer, title and/or age.  Anyone not fitting into the category for which they make an appointment will be removed and will not receive a vaccination.

***ESSENTIAL WORKERS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE LISTED BELOW:

  • High-risk hospital workers (emergency room workers, ICU staff and Pulmonary Department staff)
  • Residents and staff at nursing homes and other congregate care facilities
  • Federally Qualified Health Center employees
  • EMS workers
  • Coroners, medical examiners and certain funeral workers
  • Staff and residents at OPWDD, OMH and OASAS facilities
  • Urgent Care providers
  • Individuals administering COVID-19 vaccines, including local health department staff
  • All Outpatient/Ambulatory front-line, high-risk health care workers of any age who provide direct in-person patient care
  • All staff who are in direct contact with patients (i.e., intake staff)
  • All front-line, high-risk public health workers who have direct contact with patients, including those conducting COVID-19 tests, handling COVID-19 specimens and COVID-19 vaccinations
  • This includes, but is not limited to,
    • Doctors who work in private medical practices and their staff 
    • Doctors who work in hospital-affiliated medical practices and their staff
    • Doctors who work in public health clinics and their staff
    • Registered Nurses
    • Specialty medical practices of all types
    • Dentists and Orthodontists and their staff
    • Psychiatrists and Psychologists and their staff
    • Physical Therapists and their staff
    • Optometrists and their staff
    • Pharmacists and Pharmacy Aides
    • Home care workers
    • Hospice workers
  • Staff of nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities who did not receive COVID vaccination through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program
  • First Responder and Support Staff for First Responder Agencies
    • Fire Service
      • State Fire Service, including firefighters and investigators (professional and volunteer)
      • Local Fire Services, including firefighters and investigators (professional and volunteer)
    • Police and Investigators
      • State Police, including Troopers
      • State Park Police, DEC Police, Forest Rangers
      • SUNY Police
      • Sheriffs' Offices
      • County Police Departments and Police Districts
      • City, Town, and Village Police Departments
      • Transit of other Public Authority Police Departments
      • State Field Investigators, including Department of Motor Vehicles, State Commission of Correction, Justice Center, Department of Financial Services, Inspector General, Department of Tax and Finance, Office of Children and Family Services, and State Liquor Authority
    • Public Safety Communications
      • Emergency Communication and Public Safety Answering Point Personnel, including dispatchers and technicians
    • Other Sworn and Civilian Personnel
      • Court Officers
      • Other Police or Peace Officers
      • Support or Civilian Staff for Any of the above services, agencies, or facilities
  • Corrections
    • State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Personnel, including correction and parole officers
    • Local Correctional Facilities, including correction officers
    • Local Probation Departments, including probation officers
    • State Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Facilities
    • Local Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Facilities
  • In-person college instructors
  • P-12 Schools
    • P-12 school or school district faculty or staff (includes all teachers, substitute teachers, student teachers, school administrators, paraprofessional staff and support staff including bus drivers)
    • Contractors working in a P-12 school or school district (including contracted bus drivers)
  • Licensed, registered, approved or legally exempt group Childcare Providers
  • Employees or Support Staff of Licensed or Registered Childcare Setting
  • Grocery store workers
  • Public Transit
    • Airline and airport employees
    • Passenger railroad employees
    • Subway and mass transit employees (i.e., MTA, LIRR, Metro North, NYC Transit, Upstate transit)
    • Ferry employees
    • Port Authority employees
    • Public bus employees
  • Individuals living in a homeless shelter where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared with individuals and families who are not part of the same household
  • Individual working (paid or unpaid) in a homeless shelter where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared by individuals and families who are not part of the same household, in a position where there is potential for interaction with shelter residents