Margaret M. Coughlan M.D. PLLC

Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz is being added as a closer option for us for state vaccination site! Again, some larger medical practices are getting vaccines this week, I am hoping they send some to my office soon too! We are getting there, please keep having patience!

Some advice on getting an appointment through the NYS vaccine site.

Millbrook pharmacy is taking names for Covid-19 vaccines if you are 65 plus. Please call them at 845-677-3131 to be placed on their list.

Appointments available for tomorrow 3/6 for 65plus only in Kingston

NECC is supporting seniors in our area in need of transportation to their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Please call 518-789-4259 to schedule a ride. For seniors needing assistance making a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, please call Dutchess County Office For The Aging at 845-486-3555.

Appointments to get vaccine in Westchester if you qualify, that is 1a or 1b

With the state's expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility this morning, many residents in Phase 1B have inquired about where they can get their vaccination. Th...e state will open a statewide vaccination hotline (1-833-697-4829) at 4 p.m. today where eligible residents can schedule a vaccination appointment. We continue to ask residents for patience, as the governor announced last week vaccinating all New Yorkers in Phase 1A and 1B will likely take 14 weeks, but no one will miss their shot. We encourage you to check www.dutchessny.gov/covidvaccine for updates on available appointments at the County-operated PODs, when more vaccine is made available to Dutchess County. There you can access the state's "Am I Eligible?" online tool, which will list local providers offering the vaccine, when it becomes available. You can also sign up to receive emails about Coronavirus Information & Vaccine Updates by using the blue button at https://www.dutchessny.gov//DBCH/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.htm There are at the points of dispensing (PODs) established by Dutchess County Government due the limited number of doses made available to the County from New York State.

More reason to remain diligent with masks and distancing !

We are hearing about some mutations in the virus. So far the one out of the U.K. has been found in the US, but the ones in Africa have not. They seem to be more contagious/ spread more rapidly but do not seem to cause worsened illness. This is more reason to follow guidelines of masking and distancing! They are studying if the current vaccines will cover these strains too. Don’t panic, just remain diligent! I am seeing and hearing about people with very minimal cold symptoms having Covid19, so if you have any type of viral symptoms, even like a stomach bug, isolate yourself and talk to your doctor so we can stop spreading this awful virus.

Sorry they are all booked again at the county. Here is a link to multiple sites. Also more appointments will open up as supply increases. Please have patience! I never would have imagined a vaccine would be available less then a year after all of this started... https://oasas.ny.gov//vaccine_administration_scheduling.pdf