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South Fork Seniors Find Many Hurdles To Getting Vaccines

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Herme Barbagallo lives at the St. Michael's senior housing complex in Amagansett and has not been able to get a vaccination appointment through the state portals.

Herme Barbagallo lives at the St. Michael's senior housing complex in Amagansett and has not been able to get a vaccination appointment through the state portals.

Stanley Dykovitz is 99 and lives in Southampton. He says that he hasn't really tried to get a vaccine appointment because he would not be able to travel up-Island to get a shot at one of the large vaccination sites where most of the appointments are being offered.

Stanley Dykovitz is 99 and lives in Southampton. He says that he hasn't really tried to get a vaccine appointment because he would not be able to travel up-Island to get a shot at one of the large vaccination sites where most of the appointments are being offered. Michael Wright

The QR Code to download the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Immunization and Consent Form.

The QR Code to download the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Immunization and Consent Form.

authorMichael Wright on Feb 23, 2021
Exasperation over the difficulty in getting appointments for vaccination shots has been almost universal among the approximately 10 million people now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in New York... more

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