Vaccine frenzy in New York: Hundreds line up and traffic is jammed for eight blocks after false rumors spread on social media about spare doses being given away as state s rollout is branded a completes mess
Reports on social media said 400+ doses were available to anyone aged 18+ at the Brooklyn Army Terminal
Claims sent New Yorkers into a frenzy Thursday night with around 500 flocking to the site
New York City officials tweeted that this was misinformation and sent cops to disperse the crowds
Less than 4% of the state s population have so far been vaccinated, according to data from Bloomberg
Governor Cuomo and NYC Mayor de Blasio have pushed the blame onto the federal government
Vaccine appointments in New York going fast
By Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz
Published
NYC Vaccine Finder
New York City is opening 24-hour vaccination hubs and has launched a website and hotline to help you find a place to get your shot.
NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers battered by months of isolation and worry eagerly snapped up limited chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the state began its first mass inoculations of older people and many essential workers.
Monday marked the first day of universal eligibility for all people age 75 and up and a much longer list of workers, including transit employees, grocery clerks, teachers, police officers, firefighters and others.
Some pharmacies giving out the shots reported that their phone lines were jammed with customers seeking the vaccine, and even appointments between the hours of.
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) New Yorkers battered by months of isolation and worry eagerly snapped up limited chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the state began its first mass inoculations of older people and many essential workers. Monday marked the first day of universal eligibility for all people age 75 and up and a much longer list of workers, including transit employees, grocery clerks, teachers, police officers, firefighters and others. Some pharmacies giving out the shots reported that their phone lines were jammed with customers seeking the vaccine. Even appointments between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m. at the New York City’s two 24-hour vaccination sites quickly filled.