ERIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND LIVE WELL ERIE LAUNCH “CURBSIDE CARE” INITIATIVE Downtown Buffalo outreach to provide free, confidential health screenings and harm reduction supplies ERIE COUNTY, NY – On Tuesday, December 21, the Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) and Live Well Erie will start
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The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is introducing a service where a “Vax Visit” team will go to any individual’s residence to administer COVID-19 vaccine. Any Erie County resident can call the Erie County COVID-19 Information Line at (716) 858-2929 to schedule a Vax Visit. This
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The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is providing information about COVID-19 vaccinations administered to date. Based on information provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), through May 6, 49.7% of Erie County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while
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by Judith Fales “I am Black. I am Latina. I am an immigrant. I am a Native American. I don’t know if I should get the vaccine. I can’t get an appointment to get my shot.” These are the people benefiting from pop-up clinics in our community.
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By Steven Heimoff I wasn’t ready for how emotional getting my second vaccine shot made me feel. When I called my friend Marilyn to tell her, I wept. At the place where I got my vaccine, the National Guard, FEMA, Health & Human Services, and other uniformed
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The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is providing an update on the number of COVID-19 vaccinations administered to Erie County residents, including residents at nursing home facilities in Erie County, based on information provided by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The NYSDOH Vaccine
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Live Well Erie County is encouraging everyone to unite to get vaccinated. Like the rest of the nation, the people of Erie County have suffered devastating effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have lost hundreds of lives, and our way of life has been impacted in negative
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COVID Vaccine This Medical Practice’s Staff Took the Vaccine and So Should You! by Annette Pinder If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear from Raul Vazquez, MD, FAAFP, President and CEO of G-Health Enterprises, you should. Dr. Vazquez, a primary care physician practicing medicine in Buffalo
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A Pandemic Plea from a Cancer Survivor by Julie Francisco When I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer five years ago my illusion of good health was shattered. Although I was receiving excellent care at Roswell Park, I was afraid. Four years later and cancer-free, the COVID-19 pandemic
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101-Year-Old Receives COVID Vaccine Helen Merrill, a resident at The Village, a Heritage rehab and skilled nursing community in Gerry, NY, just celebrated two very memorable milestones in her life — her 101st birthday, and being among one of the first Western New York residents to
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