Getting a COVID-19 vaccine could become easier for Hudson Valley residents.
On Monday, March 8, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that 10 additional New York mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are set to open in the state. According to a press release, these sites will be all over New York State. Two of them will open in the Hudson Valley.
The two new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites that are set to open in the Hudson Valley will be in Middletown and New Paltz. The Middletown mass vaccination site will be at SUNY Orange, in the Diana Physical Education Center at 9 East Conkling Avenue. The New Paltz mass vaccination site will be at the Ulster County Fairgrounds at 249 Libertyville Road. The press release states that these sites remain in development and are expected to open in the coming weeks. Final details, like information for appointment scheduling and hours of operation, are said to be released in the coming days.