New York teachers can begin receiving coronavirus vaccines starting Monday, state and city officials said Friday afternoon.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved the next phase of vaccine distribution, also known as 1b, which includes education workers, people over the age of 75, public safety personnel, and transit workers. Frontline health care workers and nursing home staff and residents have been eligible to receive the vaccine since last month.
“We will begin administering shots to City Workers and the elderly in 1B starting on Monday,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted shortly after the governor’s announcement. Those who are eligible, including educators, may sign up for a vaccine appointment here.