Covid-19: Facebook Group Helps Westchester Residents Get Vaccinated

Community members in Westchester are rallying around each other in an effort to assist eligible residents to find appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

A new Facebook group has been created to encourage Westchester residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine when they are eligible.
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Zak Failla

03/15/2021 5:00 a.m.

Created last month the Facebook group “Helping Westchester County (NY) Get Vaccinated (COVID-19) is designed to encourage residents, particularly senior citizens to find available COVID-19 vaccination appointments in the area.

Once accepted into the group - only Westchester residents are allowed - area residents can engage in active discussions about the vaccine and the vaccination process in an effort to dispel any myths about the virus.

It also serves as a forum for questions and answers about the vaccine and available appointments in the region.

The group was created by Alicia Sands in an effort to ” collectively benefit from the sharing of information about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and to help make the process easier and hopefully more equitable for the most vulnerable members of our community.“

In Westchester, 97,044 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered at the County Center, and another 19,251 doses have been administered at other Westchester County Department of Health sites for a total of 116,295 since the vaccination program began.

Those interested in joining the Helping Westchester County Get Vaccinated group can do so here.

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