The state-run Dome Arena site is allowing walk-ins only for those 60 and older.
The news comes as providers across the region cite increasing difficulty in filling appointments, leading to a sharp drop in the vaccine allotted to the Finger Lakes region over the past two weeks.
Area hospitals have requested markedly fewer doses, officials said, fueling the falloff. The resulting allotment of 23,910 doses is the smallest shipment since mid-February, and is down from an average 37,000 weekly in the two months since.
“Even though the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter now … it is clear the initial enthusiasm for the vaccine is beginning to wane,” said Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza.
Walk-in Covid-19 vaccines available for those 60 and up starting today in NY
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Signs advise people of the rules at the Covid-19 vaccination site at the New York State Fairgrounds.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Anyone in New York age 60 and older can now get a Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment.
The walk-in vaccines are available at New York state-run mass vaccination sites, including the one at the New York State Fairgrounds near Syracuse the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute in Utica.
Appointments are still required at other vaccine sites around the state, including those at pharmacies and clinics run by county health departments.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Supply is finally starting to meet demand when it comes to vaccines in Monroe County. The governor s office announced Wednesday that anyone 60 or older won t even need an appointment and can walk right into any state-run vaccine sites as of Friday.
Lifespan s Vice President of Marketing and Communications Mary Rose McBride says as of April 15, their records show that 67% of our older adults in Monroe County have been fully vaccinated and that this news from the governor s office will only increase those numbers. Obviously we still want it to be more, but the governor s invitation for 60 and older can just walk into a pop-up site is great information,” McBride said.
People ages 60 and older will no longer need an appointment at 16 mass vaccination sites in New York beginning Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
It comes after New York expanded vaccine eligibility to all people ages 16 and above on April 6, which boosted vaccinations overall but raised concerns the elderly would struggle to gain access to shots. There are no excuses now not to get the vaccine, Cuomo said during an event at the mass vaccination site at the National Guard Armory in Yonkers, Westchester County.
About 8.4 million New Yorkers, or 42% of the population, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines as of Tuesday, state data show.
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During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations.
New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment starting Friday, April 23. The only way to address and defeat COVID and crush COVID is to get the vaccination. We have to reach herd immunity, Cuomo said.
During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations ultimately announcing that New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment.