East End officials push back against ‘nonexistent’ vaccine rollout (Credit: Steve Wick)
A coalition of East End officials have joined together to call for an equitable share of COVID-19 vaccines for residents.
In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Thursday, more than a dozen lawmakers, including all five East End supervisors, several village mayors and state representatives voiced concerns about vaccine accessibility on the twin forks and Shelter Island.
“We recognize the difficulties inherent in implementing such a massive endeavor,” the lawmakers wrote, adding that distribution of the vaccine on the East End is “virtually nonexistent.”