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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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.
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