People ages 60 and older will no longer need an appointment at 16 mass vaccination sites in New York beginning Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
It comes after New York expanded vaccine eligibility to all people ages 16 and above on April 6, which boosted vaccinations overall but raised concerns the elderly would struggle to gain access to shots. There are no excuses now not to get the vaccine, Cuomo said during an event at the mass vaccination site at the National Guard Armory in Yonkers, Westchester County.
About 8.4 million New Yorkers, or 42% of the population, have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines as of Tuesday, state data show.
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During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations.
New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment starting Friday, April 23. The only way to address and defeat COVID and crush COVID is to get the vaccination. We have to reach herd immunity, Cuomo said.
During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations ultimately announcing that New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment.
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Covid vaccine appointments not needed for those age 60 and up starting soon at some NY sites
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Yonkers, N.Y. Anyone age 60 and older can get a Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment at 16 New York state-run mass vaccination sites starting Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.
That includes mass vaccination sites at the New York State Fairgrounds, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute in Utica and others.
“You don’t have to go on the internet, you don’t have to make a phone call,” Cuomo said today during at appearance at a vaccine site in Yonkers. “Just show up.”