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Niagara Falls Memorial to provide COVID-19 vaccine to select high-risk groups

Hospital has been designated by NYS Department of Health to vaccinate groups including EMS personnel and congregate living residents and staff.
Credit: WGRZ
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health has directed Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center to provide COVID-19 vaccines to select high-risk groups that provide services outside the hospital.

Those groups with designated Priority A-1 status include:

  • Emergency medical services personnel
  • Medical examiners, coroners and funeral workers
  • Agency staff and residents living in congregate living situations run by the state Office Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
  • Agency staff and residents living in congregate living situations run by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH)
  • Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) staff members

The hospital said the vaccination of front-line medical workers and nursing home residents began last week and that other groups are expected to be announced in the coming days.

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