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The Broome County Health Department is now offering the monkeypox vaccine by walk-in instead of an advance appointment.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says the positivity rate in the county has fallen below ten percent for the first time in four weeks to eight percent.

The elderly continue to fall victim to the coronavirus as pandemic restrictions ease and vaccinations against COVID-19 continue to be made readily available.

Walmart says it will now administer walk-up COVID-19 vaccines at its Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies across 49 states including New York.

Walk-ins are welcome April 29 at Broome County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the SUNY Broome Ice Center.

All New York State vaccination sites will take senior, age 60 and older, walk-ins for shots without appointment.

City of Binghamton officials are holding their first walk-up vaccination event now at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says a shortage of test supplies is continuing to limit tests to only people with symptoms and who have an appointment.

New cases of COVID-19 and deaths continue to grow in the Southern Tier and with more demand for testing, Broome stops taking walk-ins.

Lourdes Hospital is retaining some of its walk in clinics in the area but has temporarily closed the walk in on Shippers Road in Vestal.