(WBNG) – Plans for the first coronavirus vaccination clinic in Tioga County are underway.
Provincial health officials say the clinic is available to all people in the Phase 1A population, as required by the state, including EMS staff, those in the health and medical field, and those administering the COVID vaccine.
Health officials say the first 100 people who come to the site will be vaccinated.
The clinic will be held on Wednesday 13 January at the Owego UHS Primary Care Clinic at 42 Main Street West in Owego.
The province says it has partnered with UHS to distribute the vaccines and said UHS nurses will also give vaccinations.
Health officials point out that it is not their decision who vaccinates first. Kylie Holochak, senior public health educator, said: “I think this is a very important point to make, because we get a lot of calls from people who think they should come soon. Unfortunately, we do not set these guidelines; it is coming from the governor’s office. ‘
All 100 places at this first clinic have already been claimed, but officials say they plan to hold more such clinics in the future.
Officials say proof of award will be required at the clinic and that appointments will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Information will be announced once plans for future clinics have been finalized
Click here to register for the next clinic.