Monroe County Prepares For Vaccination Phase 1B

As phase 1B of the vaccination approaches, the Monroe County Department of Public Health is gearing up for the most efficient distribution possible.

This week, essential workers will become eligible for the vaccine. As soon as the County receives the first shipment, a scheduling link will be posted here.

The link will schedule a total of 1,100 vaccinations, and those scheduled will be sent to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center vaccination site.

Categories of essential worker who will be able to schedule vaccinations through the link include:

• First Responder or Support Staff for First Responder Agency
  Corrections
• P-12 school (public or non-public)
• In-Person College Faculty and Instructors
• Employees or Support Staff of Licensed, Registered, Approved or Legally Exempt Group Childcare Settings
• Licensed, Registered, approved or legally exempt group Childcare Provider
• Public Transit
• Public Facing Grocery Store Workers, including convenience store and bodega workers
• Individual living in a homeless shelter where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared with individuals and families who are not part of your household
• Individual working (paid or unpaid) in a homeless shelter where sleeping, bathing or eating accommodations must be shared by individuals and families who are not part of the same household, in a position where there is potential for interaction with shelter residents.

Source:
RochesterFirst.com