Starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, thousands of new Covid-19 vaccine appointments will become available to a majority of eligible Buffalo city residents and some Cheektowaga residents.
New York State and the federal government are teaming up to host a monthlong pop-up vaccination clinic at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan Ave., in Buffalo, starting March 3.
The federal government is making 1,000 vaccine doses available each day for the next four weeks, making it the biggest new vaccination clinic in Erie County.
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.
Doses will be made available to people who already fall in the Phase 1A or Phase 1B categories and, for at least the next two weeks, those making appointments must live in one of 10 key ZIP codes.
Those ZIP codes encompass much – but not all – of the City of Buffalo and western portions of Cheektowaga. The goal is to provide greater vaccine access to those who live in "areas of concern," said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
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The zip codes include 14201, 14204, 14208, 14209, 14211, 14212, 14213, 14214, 14215 and 14222.
Starting in March, a temporary COVID-19 vaccination site will be located at the Delavan-Grider Center in Buffalo. If you are eligible and live in any of the zip codes noted below you can schedule an appointment starting Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 am here: https://t.co/P5Vuv3gvLG pic.twitter.com/o2xcNizGHu
— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) February 21, 2021
In addition to being a resident of these ZIP codes, those seeking to get vaccinated must already be eligible for the vaccine based on the state's 1A and 1B eligibility standards. That includes those 65 and older, those with certain underlying health conditions and certain essential personnel.
Appointments can be made by going through the state website am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov, or by calling the state's Covid-19 vaccination hotline at 1-833-697-4829.
The Erie County Health Department is not making any appointments for this federal and state-sponsored clinic.
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