56% OF ELIGIBLE ERIE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE 

As of April 22, 46% of Erie County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 33% percent have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series.

ERIE COUNTY, NY – The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is providing an update with COVID-19 case investigation findings, information about variants of concern, and COVID-19 vaccinations administered to date.

Based on information provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). As of April 22, 46% of Erie County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while 33% percent have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series.

56% of eligible Erie County residents ages 16 and older⁺ have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 41% of eligible Erie County residents age 16 and older have completed the COVID-19 dose series.

Through April 22, ECDOH administered 60,118 first doses and 45,482 second doses at county-run PODs (points of distribution). This includes first-doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered at SUNY ECC South, SUNY ECC North, KeyBank Center, Southside Elementary in Buffalo and Daemen College. ECDOH has an active schedule of pop-up sites planned through the end of April and in to May. A full schedule will be updated at www.erie.gov/covid19/vaccine. Appointments are strongly encouraged at all ECDOH PODs, and registration reduces wait times. Call (716) 858-2929 to schedule. Walk-ins can be accommodated at most sites.

Current total of vaccinated Erie County residents by first and second dose:

*Second dose totals not available for 1/29/2021

**Includes J&J vaccine, one-dose

⁺754,721 Erie County residents are age 16 or older (estimate)

Chart percentages based on an estimated 2019 Erie County population of 918,702.

ECDOH intends to provide weekly updates with this information for the public.

Vaccinations by ZIP code through April 17 are posted to the ECDOH web site, and ECDOH provides updates on Tuesdays.

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• Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH), COVID-19: http://www.erie.gov/covid19
• ECDOH, COVID-19 Information Line: (716) 858-2929 – foreign language interpretation available
• New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Vaccination Hotline: (833) 697-4829 (833-NYS-4VAX)
• NYSDOH Vaccine Tracker: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/covid-19-vaccine-tracker

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