Shuttle buses full of people stopped Monday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church on Adams Street as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for “fairness and equity” in vaccine distribution. The church’s congregation is predominantly black.
The church’s pastor, the Rev. Rickey Harvey, said the appointment-only pop-up event came together with just three days notice.
“We got this call Friday, today is Monday; we had no idea that the outpour would be the way it is,” Harvey said. “The energy, the enthusiasm, the people have just responded wonderfully.”
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Harvey said they planned to give out between 250 and 300 doses to essential workers and people over 65.