NYC opens vaccine clinics at SUBWAY stops and is giving people a 7-day pass of free rides for getting one-dose Johnson & Johnson jab
Even though many New Yorkers still won t ride the subway, some people stood in line at Grand Central Terminal an hour before the vaccine site opened at 8am
MTA officials said at a press conference that the agency had enough of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to inoculate as many as 300 people at each subway and train site per day
New Yorkers praised the convenience of getting the jab and a free MetroCard even as the financially exhausted MTA has staved off massive cuts to subway service
New Yorkers And Tourists Flock To Convenient Subway Vaccine Hubs On Opening Day
arrow The line for vaccinations at Grand Central Terminal, May 12, 2021 Joseph Gedeon / WNYC
Amid the Wednesday morning bustle of Grand Central Terminal, dozens of people lined up to get their COVID-19 shot, along with a free 7-day MetroCard or tickets for the LIRR or MetroNorth. Some got in line as early as 7 a.m., an hour before the site opened. Two hours later, nearly 100 people had been vaccinated, according to staff working the registration desk.
The hub is one of eight walk-up vaccination sites now operating in subway, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road stations through Sunday as part of a pilot program run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The project is a collaboration with medical partners SOMOS Community Care, Northwell Health and Westchester Medical Center. Many who showed up at Grand Central said the convenience attracted them there.