Madison County offers transportation to COVID-19 vaccine clinic, appointments available for this week

Posted: Mar 17, 2021 / 1:56 pm EDT /. Updated: March 17, 2021 / 1:56 p.m. EDT

WAMPSVILLE, NY (WSYR-TV) – The regulatory and supply issues for COVID-19 vaccines appear to have subsided. As a resident, what did you not transport to the point of sale? The Madison County Health Department (MCDOH) and Madison County’s Emergency Management Department are addressing this issue to ensure that anyone who wants a vaccine can get to a clinic.

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Working with Madison Transit System and the Madison County Rural Health Council, Madison County residents can call 315-366-2770 to be placed on a transportation list. Madison County says it will work with people to set a date and time to get them to one of the county’s vaccination clinics.

Madison County still has dates for the Moderna vaccine on March 18, 19, and 22 this week on the SUNY Morrisville campus in Hamilton Hall. Appointments are necessary. You can find all appointments in the MCDOH clinic here: www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/2675/COVID-19-Vaccine-Information. If you need help making an appointment, please call the COVID-19 hotline at 315-366-2770.

The MCDOH Vaccination Clinics are only for those eligible under New York State. Eligible persons include publicly accessible employees in phase 1B, persons aged 18 and over with one of the basic conditions that are eligible for funding, and persons aged 60 and over.

Starting March 17, essential workers in the following categories will also be eligible: publicly available government and public employees, nonprofit workers providing publicly available services to New Yorkers in need, and personal publicly available building technicians.

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When enrolling in a clinic, you must be able to prove your eligibility through either a work card or pay slip, a nursing summary or doctor’s letter with the underlying medical condition identified, a driver’s license with your date of birth, or by signing the state’s self-certification certificate New York showing that you are one of the eligible populations. People without proof of eligibility will be rejected.