The two mega-sites are part of the latest push to expand vaccinations, and do it equitably. Gaby Acevedo reports.
The state said Friday a second mass vaccination site should be added in the northern Bronx to supply the Yankee Stadium site it runs jointly with the city. The borough has the highest positivity rate in the city.
Another 12 community-based pop-up vaccination sites came online at community centers, public housing complexes and cultural centers across the state this week as well. After the initial round of shots, the pop-up sites will be re-established in three weeks to administer second doses, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said.
Updated on February 25, 2021 at 8:37 am
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New York s two largest state vaccination sites to date opened Wednesday in Brooklyn and Queens and target historically underserved communities; they re part of a new federal program
That program provides special dose allocation to ensure continued supply and aims to encourage vaccination in communities of color and lower-income communities that have lower vaccination rates
Meanwhile, two unpublished studies by separate researchers claim that a new variant has been showing up in NYC since November, and has spread enough to appear in about a quarter of viral sequences seen in scientists databases by mid-February