ECDOH cancels COVID-19 vaccine appointments at ECC North and ECC South for January 23-27

The health department initially canceled COVID-19 vaccination appointments from January 18th to 20th at ECC North and ECC South due to a short supply.

AND THISAFTERNOON -- BOTHTHE GOVERNOR --AND ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE --VOICING THEIRFRUSTRATION... ASMORE WESTERNNEW YORKERS WILLHAVE TO WAIT TOGET THEIR SHOT.7 EYEWITNES NEWSREPORTER OLIVIAPROIA IS ON THESTORY.THE ERIE COUNTYDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH ISCANCELING MORECOVID-19 VACCINEAPPOINTMENTS DUETO LACK OFSUPPLY.POLONCARZ: NEWYORK STATEASKED US TOSCHEDULE OURSIN ADVANCE FORTHE REST OF THEMONTH.

WE DID.

ITWAS INCUMBENTON NEW YORKSTATE TO THENDELIVER THEVACCINES TO USSO THEN WECOULD MEET THATDEMAND.

THEPROBLEM IS THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT CUTTHE AMOUNT OFVACCINES NYSRECEIVED AND SONYS CUTEVERYONE'SSUPPLY.THE HEALTHDEPARTMENTCANCELEDAPPOINTMENTSTHIS UPCOMINGSATURDAY,MONDAY, TUESDAYAND WEDNESDAY.APPOINTMENTSTHURSDAY ANDFRIDAY AT E-C-CNORTH AND SOUTHARE STILLSCHEDULED.WHILE ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE MARKPOLONCARZ SAYSTHE STATE TOLDCOUNTIES TOSCHEDULEAPPOINTMENTSTHROUGH THE ENDOF THE MONTH,GOVERNORANDREW CUOMOTELLSDISTRIBUTORS TODO THE OPPOSITE.CUOMO: WE WANTTO MAKE SUREDISTRIBUTORSDON'T SCHEDULEANYAPPOINTMENTSFOR WHICH THEYDON'T HAVE ADEFINITIVEALLOCATIONBECAUSE WEDON'T KNOW WHATWE'RE GOING TOGET NEXT WEEK.COUNTY EXECUTIVEPOLONCARZ SAYSTHOSE WHO HAVEHAD APPOINTMENTSCANCELED WILL BEA PRIORITY WHENMORE DOSESARRIVE.GOVERNOR CUOMOAND COUNTYEXECUTIVEPOLONCARZ SAYTHE FEDERALGOVERNMENT IS TOBLAME FOR THELACK OF SUPPLY...CREATING ASITUATION WHERETHERE ARE MOREDISTRIBUTORSTHAN DOSES.CUOMO: I'DRATHER BE IN THESITUATION WHEREWE HAVE MOREDISTRIBUTIONWAITING ONSUPPLY THANSUPPLY WAITINGON DISTRIBUTION.POLONCARZ: SOWE JUST WANT TOGET THEVACCINES.

WEHAVE THE STAFF,WE HAVE THETECHNOLOGY WEHAVE THELOCATIONS, WEJUST DON'T HAVETHE VACC