TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. (WENY) -- Tioga County, New York will be holding its first COVID-19 vaccination clinic -- only for people included in the "Phase 1A" population.

The clinic will be held on January 13th from 9 to 4 at Owego U-H-S Primary Care on West Main Street in Owego. The vaccination clinic is only open to eligible essential workers.

Eligible workers:

- Emergency Medical Services Personnel
- Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Funeral Workers
- Agency staff and residents in congregate living situations run by the Office of Persons With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), Office of Mental Hygiene (OMH), and Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
- Urgent Care Providers
- Any staff administering COVID-19 Vaccinations
- All outpatient/ambulatory front-line, high-risk health care workers of any age who provide direct in-person patient care, or other staff in a position in which they have direct contact with patients (i.e., intake staff)
- All front-line, high-risk public health workers who have direct contact with patients, including those conducting COVID-19 tests, handling COVID-19 specimens and COVID-19 vaccinations
- Home care workers
- Hospice workers
- Staff of nursing homes/skilled nursing facilities who did not receive COVID vaccination through the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program

To register, visit https://apps.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?OpID=50501464. Again, this clinic is ONLY for eligible individuals who are on the list about. Proof of eligibility will be required at the clinic. Appointments will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Additional clinics are planned for the coming weeks, and information will be released once finalized.