Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic Coming To Pleasantville Farmers Market

PLEASANTVILLE, NY — The managers of the Pleasantville Farmers Market pride themselves on focusing on doing what’s best for the Westchester County community. So they'll host Phelps Hospital and the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps in a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site on Saturday, to provide free vaccines to up to 100 people.

"By the latest report, the vaccination rate in the Pleasantville zip code (10570) was a bit above 60 percent," Mayor Peter Scherer told Patch. "That’s a good start, but we’re trying hard to raise that number. We very much appreciate Phelps Hospital and OVAC in arranging this pop-up site at the Pleasantville Farmers Market. It provides a convenient way for people to get vaccinated — but it also highlights our core message. High vaccination rates means we can return to our normal lives faster and more safely."

The market also attracts shoppers from all over north-central Westchester.

Westchester County leads the Hudson region in first-dose vaccinations for residents age 18 and above, according to the latest state data:

• Dutchess: 60.6 percent
• Orange: 53.2
• Putnam: 65.2
• Rockland: 59.2
• Sullivan: 50.7
• Ulster: 65.8
• Westchester: 68.4

All but Sullivan County have low coronavirus test positivity rates.

• WHO: Phelps Hospital, working with O.V.A.C. and the Pleasantville Farmers Market.
• WHAT: The first community COVID-19 vaccine site in Pleasantville will administer the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine to up to 100 adults who are 18 years and older. While no appointment is necessary, the vaccine will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is no insurance required, but those seeking a vaccine must bring identification to verify age.
• WHEN: First doses will be administered from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday; follow-up doses will be administered June 12.
• WHERE: Memorial Plaza, Metro-North parking lot, Pleasantville, NY
• WHY: As part of the trend to provide easier access to the community, the Pleasantville Farmers Market invited Phelps Hospital and OVAC to administer the vaccine during market hours.