Thursday, April 25, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
Seniors in St. Lawrence County who are having trouble securing a vaccination appointment through online registration will have another option through a program of the county Office for the Aging and …
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Seniors in St. Lawrence County who are having trouble securing a vaccination appointment through online registration will have another option through a program of the county Office for the Aging and Kinney Drugs.
Kinney Drugs is partnering with the Association on Aging in New York to provide a 10-week, 21-county pilot program providing community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for seniors aged 65 and older.
During the pilot, local NYS Offices for the Aging will provide telephone-based assistance for seniors to make appointments for these clinics only.
To date, COVID-19 vaccination appointments have been available almost exclusively through online scheduling systems.
As a result, seniors who have challenges accessing and/or using technology have been unable to secure COVID-19 vaccination appointments statewide.
The pilot program will test a simple and practical solution aimed at filling this gap. Together, Kinney, the Association on Aging in NY, and local Offices for the Aging will provide this much-needed service for some of the most vulnerable people.
The Kinney/OFA clinics will begin the second week of March. Interested seniors should contact the county Office for the Aging at 315-386-4730 for appointments for upcoming clinics.
