2021 Public Health Press Release Archives

The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is announcing next week’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics. TCHD and Cayuga Health System will hold a clinic for everyone who is 18 years old or older at the Mall Site, and two small pop-up clinics for Dryden and Enfield residents. The mall clinic will use…
The Tompkins County Health Department is opening the Thursday, April 29 COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Mall site to walk-in appointments between 1:00 and 3:00pm. For individuals seeking a walk-in appointment, no prior registration is required. This clinic will be for the Johnson & Johnson…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is announcing this week’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics. TCHD and Cayuga Health System will hold a clinic for everyone who is 18 years old or older at the Mall Site, and a small pop-up clinic for Newfield residents in the Village of Newfield on Thursday,…
The Tompkins County Health Department is inviting members of the public to sign up for a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic to be held this Saturday, April 24.   COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for everyone ages 18+ Where: The Old Sears Building, at the Shops at Ithaca Mall (40 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca) When:…
Tompkins County received an allocation of 2,300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the week of April 19. A majority of the doses are being made available to all eligible individuals, and appointment links will be sent through the Tompkins County COVID-19 Vaccine Registry. A portion of the doses are…
One year ago, the Tompkins County Health Department and Emergency Operations Center launched a community mask making effort. Thousands of masks were made at the TST BOCES gymnasium during April-June 2020 and hundreds have been donated for the past year through drop-off locations throughout the…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is sharing information regarding the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently recommending that out of an abundance of caution, the use of J&J vaccine be paused following six…
Tompkins County received an allocation of 2,170 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the week of April 12. The 2,170 doses are being made available to all eligible individuals and appointment links have been sent through the Tompkins County COVID-19 Vaccine Registry. The allocation received this week…
The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) is announcing a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic to be held at Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS) on Ithaca’s West Hill this Saturday, April 10, from 9:00am-1:00pm. 200 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are being designated for individuals who…
Tompkins County received an initial allocation of 2,200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for the week of April 5, with 600 additional doses subsequently allocated by the regional vaccination hub. 2,500 doses are being made available to all eligible individuals and appointment links have been sent…