Updated to reflect additional eligibility standards beginning 2/15:
How to make a Covid-19 vaccine appointment in Western New York
- By Aaron Besecker News Staff Reporter
- Updated
Navigating the state's vaccine registration system has been challenging in the early days of its rollout.
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"Covid cases within nursing homes may follow Covid rates in the community, and we have seen a slow but steady downward trend in our new daily …
With vaccine supply constricted, the question of where new, first doses are being sent in Western New York remains a big – and largely unanswe…
If the pace doesn't ramp up, the region will not fully immunize its 1.1 million adults until almost May of next year, according to a Buffalo N…
Erie County is working with the state on guidance on how best to get the vaccines to the people in the comorbidity category who need it the most.
The City of Buffalo would receive an estimated $324 million. The Erie County government would get an estimated $180 million, while Niagara Cou…
More than 500,000 people had used the "Am I Eligible" tool by 9 a.m. Sunday, and more than 100,000 appointments had been booked by noon, accor…
A vaccination site will be set up on the East Side as efforts ramp up to reach neighborhoods with higher infection rates and more hesitancy toward it.
Just as there is no single source for vaccines, there is no single source for appointments. But perhaps, if you're patient, and somewhat lucky…
Gov. Cuomo went on the defensive Friday against widespread criticism that his administration undercounted by more than 4,000 the number of nur…
State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard A. Zucker said that the state will focus on the rate of Covid-19 infections for individual counties acros…
The Buffalo News spoke with doctors and experts about what to expect as the variants proliferate across the U.S.
Since signing up her family members for vaccine appointments, Kathleen Riley has been trying to help as many people as she can sign up for app…
With vaccine supply constricted, the question of where new, first doses are being sent in Western New York remains a big – and largely unanswe…
The City of Buffalo would receive an estimated $324 million. The Erie County government would get an estimated $180 million, while Niagara Cou…
Erie County is working with the state on guidance on how best to get the vaccines to the people in the comorbidity category who need it the most.
If the pace doesn't ramp up, the region will not fully immunize its 1.1 million adults until almost May of next year, according to a Buffalo N…
New York State on Monday broadened the array of people eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations under its Phase 1B.
Erie County was inundated with 18,500 calls Monday and Tuesday after the state wrongly gave people Erie County’s Covid-19 hotline number to sc…
New York State will offer the Covid-19 vaccine to individuals 65 and older and "immunocompromised" persons, following a change in federal guidelines.
For each of the past four days, Western New York has reported more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases per day on a seven-day rolling average.
The governor said the state intends to open a new network of rapid testing sites, and he proposed a New York Public Health Corps to help with …
Cuomo used his 11th State of the State address to call for a new “spirit of optimism” and diligence to fight the pandemic.
For 10 consecutive days, Western New York has reported a rolling seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate of at least 8%.
Read the full story from News Staff Reporter Aaron Besecker

