Review the updates below before scheduling your appointment, including important information about cost, payment, billing and insurance –
Where can I get a COVID vaccine?
COVID vaccines are widely available at pharmacies, Health Centers, Clinics and local health departments (like us!) across the state.
Find a vaccine appointment near you by clicking https://www.vaccines.gov/search/
* Our Department serves as a safety net provider. This means, if you can’t get an appointment at your regular healthcare provider, health center or local pharmacy, we can serve you.Â
**For appointments call 518-873-3500
**We are offering 
COVID vaccine only.
**Know our billing and payment options before you schedule. Â
***If you do not have insurance or an insurance that covers the COVID vaccine, we can serve you!Â
We can bill:
Public Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare Part B, Child Health Plus, Fidelis Managed Care.
Private Insurance: Excellus or CDPHP.Â
Present your card at your appointment to receive services at no charge. If you are not covered by these health insurances we will provide you a receipt for service that you may submit to your insurance company to seek reimbursement.
This Department charges an at-cost rate plus administration fee —our rate/fees are adjusted down using a sliding fee scale based on household income.
COVID-19 – $128 per dose + $25 admin fee = $153.00
Flu vaccine – $18 per dose + $25 admin fee = $43.00
Flu vaccine high dose – $64 per dose + $25 admin fee = $89.00
We require payment at the time of your appointment and will give you a receipt documenting that you received the vaccine and the amount you paid. You must then submit that receipt to your insurance company to request reimbursement.Â
What's New for 2024 - 2025?
All individuals 6 months of age and older are eligible to receive the updated COVID vaccine. Â
2024–2025 updated COVID-19 vaccines
As of November 1, 2024, SARS-CoV-2 viruses, which cause COVID-19, are constantly changing. New variants continually displace previous variants to which we've built up immunity through prior infection or vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccine was updated for 2024–2025 to help protect us from these new variants. CDC anticipates that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines will work well against the variants circulating now.
Are COVID vaccines still free?
*COVID vaccines are now available commercially. This means COVID-19 vaccines are no longer being distributed by the United States Government for free. Rather they are available for purchase directly from manufacturers or distributors.
**What this means for individuals is that whoever gives you the COVID vaccine will bill your insurance company – whether public (such as Medicare or Medicaid) or private (such as Excellus, Empire, CDPHO, and others).
 **If you don’t have any insurance or an insurance that covers the vaccine or other barrier to billing, there are programs to ensure access to the COVID vaccine. This includes the Vaccine for Children Program (for those 6 months – 18 years of age) and the Bridge Access program for those ages 18+.
What Has Not Changed?
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COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying.
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As with other vaccine-preventable diseases, you are best protected from COVID-19 when you stay up to date with the recommended vaccinations.
COVID-19 vaccines recommended for use in the United States:
- Pfizer-BioNTech
- Moderna
- Novavax
When Are You Up To Date?
Everyone aged 5 years and older
You are up to date when you get 1 updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Children aged 6 months—4 years
You are up to date when you get all recommended doses, including at least 1 dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Children aged 6 months—5 years who got the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
You are up to date when you get 2 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses, including at least 1 updated COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Getting Vaccines If You Recently Had COVID-19
If you recently had COVID-19, you still need to stay up to date with your vaccines, but you may consider delaying your vaccine by 3 months.
Reinfection is less likely in the weeks to months after infection. However, certain factors could be reasons to get a vaccine sooner rather than later, such as:
- personal risk of severe disease,
- risk of disease in a loved one or close contact,
- local COVID-19 hospital admission level,
- and the most common COVID-19 variant currently causing illness.