{"id":24551,"date":"2021-04-15T14:44:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T18:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=24551"},"modified":"2021-04-15T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T18:44:48","slug":"genesee-county-media-briefing-on-covid-19-vaccinations-cases-school-re-openings-new-phone-number-revealed-to-to-make-it-easier-to-make-a-vaccine-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/genesee-county-media-briefing-on-covid-19-vaccinations-cases-school-re-openings-new-phone-number-revealed-to-to-make-it-easier-to-make-a-vaccine-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Media briefing on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, school re-openings\/New phone number revealed to to make it easier to make a vaccine appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dDCZ1fEmim0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Video of briefing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesee County held a media briefing on Thursday afternoon, updating residents on the status of COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new <strong>Vaccine Appointment\/Help line<\/strong> phone number will be available beginning tomorrow for those who do not have internet and cannot make an appointment to get vaccinated online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>Genesee County<\/strong>, residents can call <em>585-815-7168<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For <strong>Orleans County<\/strong>, residents can call <em>585-589-3170<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Genesee Orleans County Health Department Director Paul Petit, the vaccine rate for those fully vaccinated across NYS is 25.9%. In the Finger Lakes Region, 28.4% are fully vaccinated. In Genesee County 24% are fully vaccinated and in Orleans County 19.3% are fully vaccinated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petit says locally our fully vaccinated numbers are lagging behind other areas across the state. He says as of this week  the vaccine supply is plentiful and now residents are not signing up to receive a vaccine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The vaccine is here and you can get it in your county, now is the time and we encourage you to take that step and get vaccinated. We need to get our percentage rate higher. The quicker we can get vaccinated the quicker we can get restrictions lifted by the state,&#8221; says Petit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petit says the benefits of getting vaccinated are prevention from getting COVID-19, being hospitalized or death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current cases of COVID-19 have increased in the local area since last month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cases are increasing due to social gatherings in the home, such as birthday parties and bonfires. There have not been a lot of cases recently at businesses due to masking and social distancing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 7 day percentage of cases in Genesee is at 3.2% which is up from last month at this time which was 2.4 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 7 day percentage of cases in Orleans is 3.0% which is up from last month at this time which was 1.7%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COVID-19 is still very prevalent in the area. &#8220;There is an upward trend in cases, especially in younger people.&#8221; Petit says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has also been an increase in congregate settings like jails, prisons and nursing homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pop Up Vaccine sites are being planned at local businesses in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We need our local residents to step up and get vaccinated to get back to the old normal,&#8221; says Matt Landers, County Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesee County held a media briefing on Thursday afternoon, updating residents on the status of COVID-19 cases and vaccinations. A new Vaccine Appointment\/Help line phone number will be available beginning tomorrow for those who do not have internet and cannot make an appointment to get vaccinated online. For Genesee County, \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/04\/15\/genesee-county-media-briefing-on-covid-19-vaccinations-cases-school-re-openings-new-phone-number-revealed-to-to-make-it-easier-to-make-a-vaccine-appointment\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-6nZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23056,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/genesee-county-video-briefing-update-on-covid-19-vaccinations-and-cases-more-vaccine-needed-in-rural-areas-supply-not-keeping-up-with-demand\/","url_meta":{"origin":24551,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Video Briefing\/Update on Covid-19 vaccinations and cases\/More vaccine needed in rural areas, supply not keeping up with demand","author":"aka","date":"February 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jbJgV2d2ryY Video of briefing\/2.18.21 Genesee County officials provide a briefing in regards to the latest developments in the pandemic, including an update about vaccinations. About 11% have been vaccinated in Genesee County, 6,060 have received their first dose. In Orleans County, about 7.5% have been vaccinated and 3,052 have received\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/still-1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/still-1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/still-1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/still-1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/still-1-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22313,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/21\/genesee-and-orleans-counties-announce-covid-19-vaccination-schedules\/","url_meta":{"origin":24551,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES ANNOUNCE COVID-19 VACCINATION SCHEDULES","author":"aka","date":"January 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Vaccinations are by on-line appointment only BATAVIA, NY \u2013 Genesee County today announced that COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Genesee Community College (1 College Road, Batavia, NY) starting Monday,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22077,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/11\/genesee-and-orleans-counties-outline-vaccination-procedures\/","url_meta":{"origin":24551,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES OUTLINE VACCINATION PROCEDURES","author":"aka","date":"January 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Residents 75 years and older and other priority workers can register for a date and time to receive vaccination \u201cRapidly changing situation; supply will determine number of vaccinations; residents need to be aware of scams\u201d BATAVIA, NY \u2013 With New York State under increasing pressure to allocate the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23071,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2021\/02\/18\/genesee-county-health-alert-covid-19-2nd-dose-vaccine-clinic-rescheduled-due-to-weather-related-delay\/","url_meta":{"origin":24551,"position":3},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Health Alert \/ COVID-19\/ 2nd dose vaccine clinic rescheduled due to weather related delay","author":"aka","date":"February 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The COVID-19 2nd dose vaccine clinic scheduled for Friday, February 19, 2021 at GCC, Batavia, for appointments between 9:00 a.m. \u2013 1:45 p.m. will be rescheduled due to the weather-related delay of vaccine delivery. 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