Associated Press
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides a coronavirus update Friday from the Red Room at the state Capitol. (Provided photo â Mike Groll, governor's office)
ALBANY — New York is close to reaching a vital early goal of its coronavirus vaccine campaign: getting a first dose to every nursing home resident, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. But the effort to protect those residents has unfolded more slowly than some administrators and relatives hoped.
Some 96% of the state’s nursing home residents have received at least an initial dose, and vaccination teams are due to reach the rest by Sunday, said Cuomo, a Democrat.