Schenectady Center Staff & Residents Get First COVID Vaccination

Albany NY

18 January, 2021

4:00 PM

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On January 6, 2021 at Schenectady Center, the large 240-bed nursing and rehabilitation facility on Altamonte Avenue in Schenectady, pharmacists from Walgreens vaccinated many of the staff and residents there with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. It was highly welcomed as almost 32 percent of the staff consented, seven to twelve percent higher than the national average of nursing home staff agreeing to be vaccinated. Staff from Therapy at Schenectady Get Their First Dosage With residents, a little more than 42 percent received the first dosage, which according to a Jan 6, 2021 AARP article where the article talks about both residents and staff, the Schenectady Center number is near the national average for both staff and residents, which is under fifty percent (950,000 out of 2.3 million residents and full-time staffers have been immunized). Schenectady Center resident Paul Zarelli, 78 years-old. Walgreens pharmacists are scheduled to return to Schenectady Center on January 27 for the second dosage. This second dosage is needed for 95 percent effectiveness.