COVID-19 killed hundreds of people in one of New York City's most isolated neighborhoods. But the vaccine for the coronavirus is still turning out to be a tough sell to people in the Far Rockaway section of Queens.
NEW YORK If there’s one place where people could be said to fear the coronavirus more than they fear a vaccination needle, it’s the Far Rockaway section of Queens.
Nearly 460 residents of the.
In NYC s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell
ARIJETA LAJKA, Associated Press
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1of14FILE - In this Thursday, April 8, 2021, file photo, a Northwell Health nurse fills a syringe with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site in the Staten Island borough of New York. Children ages 12 to 15 in New York could get vaccinated as early as Thursday, May 13, 2021, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14Registered nurse Anna Yadgaro, left, hands Geidy Chirinos her vaccination card after inoculating her with the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
NEW YORK (AP) If there’s one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it's the Far Rockaway section of Queens: Nearly 460 residents of the seaside neighborhood have died of COVID-19.