ITHACA, NY – Downtown Ithaca is getting a prestigious pop-up vaccination clinic COVID-19 this week, according to an announcement late Tuesday.
The clinic will be held on Friday, February 19, at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School, 302 Buffalo Street. There will be 300 doses available at the clinic; 200 are for people eligible under Phase 1A and Phase 1B of the vaccination distribution plan, and the other 100 are designated for people over 65 with comorbidities (or underlying medical conditions). This will include registration for a second dose. It is unclear whether these doses are separate from the other 800 announced earlier Tuesday.
The registration for the initial clinic will be distributed privately by the Department of Health and GIAC to eligible persons under Phase 1B, and telephone registration will also be available for seniors and persons with limited technological experience. Information on suitability is available here.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced the possibility of pop-up clinics in the state after holding a first round of three in New York City. Cuomo did say that the pop-up sites will be staffed by federal workers.
“We are delighted to host the first pop-up clinic in the province in such a historic and central location,” said Frank Kruppa, director of public health. ‘BJM is also a well-known and reliable community space for our neighbors in the city center. ‘
Kruppa also thanks ICSD and Cayuga Health System for their help, as well as GIAC for its outreach work.
“In addition, our local representatives serving on the Southern Tier Vaccination Coalition have helped identify GIAC / BJM as one of several places in the province where the state could hold a pop-up clinic,” Kruppa continued. “Because of these strong partnerships and community support, we can mobilize a large clinic within a few short days.”
“GIAC is pleased to partner with the Department of Health, Cayuga Health System and ICSD for this pop-up vaccination clinic. GIAC shares a commitment with BJM and other partner organizations to build a culture of love, resilience and strong relationships. This pandemic has tested us as a community, but it is our time to act, stop and vaccinate, ‘said Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, executive director of GIAC and chair of the Tompkins County Legislature.