Cuomo: 35 new pop-up COVID vaccination sites coming to NY this week
By FOX 5 NY Staff
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Confusion over NY vaccine expansion
Some county officials around New York are urging Governor Cuomo to give them more guidance on his decision to extend vaccine eligibility, after Cuomo announced that restaurant workers and even Uber drivers could be added to the list of people who can get the shot.
NEW YORK - Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that 35 new community-based pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites will be coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers.
The sites are expected to vaccinate over 25,000 people throughout the week, with more sites coming online every week.
New vaccination sites target minority communities across Hudson Valley
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 03, 2021, 10:33pm EST
New vaccination sites are popping up all across the Hudson Valley - from churches in Mount Vernon and Poughkeepsie to the MLK Center in Spring Valley.
Velma McKenzie-Orr says she battled coronavirus and has lived to tell the tale, and now on Thursday, she ll be able to rid her virus fears once and for all.
She will be one of 500 seniors in Mount Vernon expected to get the Pfizer COVID-19 over the next two days at a special pop-up clinic sponsored by the Grace Baptist Church and the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center.