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MCC Daily Tribune

New York Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility

Starting at 8:00 a.m. today, individuals who are age 50 and above are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Eligibility continues to expand as the availability of vaccine increases. Appointments can be made using the “Am I Eligible?” website or by calling the state's COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline at 1-833-697-4829.

As announced last week (article), faculty and staff who educate and serve students in person are eligible to receive the vaccine. MCC employees may use up to four hours paid time off to receive the COVID vaccine. Please use the newly added “Covid-19 vaccination” code that appears in your web-based timesheet. The new code is effective for the current March 12-25 pay period (April 1 pay date). 

Note to Faculty: Because the COVID-19 vaccination code is not associated with your accrued leave bank, please enter a comment on your monthly leave report stating “covid-19 vaccination leave taken MM-DD-YY" and the respective hours taken. 

Faculty and Staff are responsible for making their own vaccination appointments. Helpful links are provided below: 

If your chosen vaccination site requires a letter to prove your eligibility, please contact MCC Human Resources Director Kristin Lowe at klowe5@monroecc.edu.

While MCC strongly encourages you to consider getting a COVID-19 vaccination, SUNY and MCC do not require immunization. Even after you have received the vaccine, you must continue to adhere to all aspects of our SUNY-approved Winter/Spring Semester 2021 Plan and all health and safety protocols, including participating in weekly COVID-19 pooled testing, wearing a mask, socially distancing, and washing your hands often.

Although a certain level of immunity exists after vaccination, building immunity against COVID-19 takes time and will still require us to socially distance, wear masks and test. More studies need to be conducted to determine the exact duration of immunity. It is too early to know the length of immunity at this time.

Rosanna Yule
Government and Community Relations
03/23/2021