BUFFALO, N.Y. — As of Thursday, February 4, over 84,000 Erie County residents have received at least a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The county's Health Department reports that 19,096, or just over 9 percent of Erie County's population has gotten that initial shot at its Point of Distribution clinics (PODs). This is higher than the current NYS average of 7.6 percent of the population receiving at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Three percent of residents, or 3,875 have gotten both doses.
The latest nursing home data shows approximately 86 percent of eligible residents have gotten a first dose, 59 percent have gotten the second dose. All 35 nursing homes in Erie County have have completed their first dose clinics.
The New York State Department of Health's Vaccine Tracker shows the WNY region has administered 88 percent of doses received through county, state, nursing home, pharmacy and community sites. The WNY region includes Erie, Niagara, Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties.