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Pharmacist Mia Yu administers a dose of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to a person at the UJA Federation of New York and Commonpoint pop-up vaccine site in Queens on March 18. (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock)
NEW YORK CITY New York City is turning the corner on its coronavirus fight as infections fall and vaccinations rise. But the much-awaited recovery still remains uneven in pockets scattered across the boroughs, according to the city s data.
Mayor Bill de Blasio spent this week in visibly jubilant spirits as the city s average positivity rate fell below 5 percent and stayed there.
He tied the rate Friday 4.45 percent directly to the city s vaccination effort.
UpdatedTue, Apr 13, 2021 at 12:16 pm ET
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Many areas in Queens, and the city as a whole, have disparities in vaccination rates based on race and class. (Kathleen Culliton/Patch)
BAYSIDE, QUEENS The COVID-19 vaccination rate in Bayside which climbed over 50 percent this week is double that of nearby neighborhoods in southeastern Queens, highlighting disparities between neighborhoods and leading to calls to open more jab sites.
Over half of all adults in the 11360, 11361 and 11364 ZIP codes of Bayside primarily populated by high-earning, white residents, according to census data looking at demographics and economics by ZIP code are at least partly vaccinated, city data shows.