CATSKILL – Greene County has created a new COVID-19 Vaccine Notification system to help expedite and organize requests to receive vaccinations under state guidelines.
The Vaccine Notification Request form on the county website has been created for county residents and those who work there that qualify for the phased roll-out of vaccines. At this time, all county residents who are eligible to receive vaccinations under Phase 1b (including seniors aged 65-plus are strongly urged to add their information to the database so they may be contacted quickly as vaccines become available.
Currently, seniors can only receive vaccines through authorized pharmacies and health care providers.
Should vaccines become available to the county to inoculate seniors directly, the list will enable people to communicate quickly to all who have signed up.
Greene County will continue to advocate for better access for seniors through communications with the state and local vaccine providers. As additional information becomes available, seniors on the list will receive notification by email or phone.
“This new database will serve multiple purposes,” said Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger. “Even though it will be initially used to facilitate COVID vaccination notifications, it is also being used as a resource for future communications to quickly reach our residents – especially seniors – by both email and phone.”
He said if the state eventually authorizes the county to administer the vaccine to seniors, “this database will be in place for future communication to all who have submitted the notification request form on our county website.”
