Those neighborhoods with low vaccination rates also tend to have higher rates of infection.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is opening more vaccination sites in these neighborhoods to try to change that. We re going to be doing a lot of grassroots outreach to draw people from Brownsville and East New York to this center right in their community, to get the help that they need and deserve, the mayor said. And grassroots outreach, grassroots leadership, is going to be key to getting this done.
The city also updated its vaccine scheduler in 10 different languages. You can visit nyc.gov/vax4nyc to make an appointment in New York City.
Thursday opening of vaccine sites delayed
Due to the COVID vaccine supply shortage and shipments delayed by storms, NYC is delaying the opening of vaccination sites at Empire Outlets on Staten Island and Martin Van Buren High School in Queens that were originally planned for Thursday. I cannot be clearer: we have the infrastructure in place to deliver half a million doses per week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. All that s missing is the supply to get it done. We need our the pharmaceutical companies to step-up and give us the doses we need to vaccinate the people of our city. There is not a moment to waste.
Those neighborhoods with low vaccination rates also tend to have higher rates of infection.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city is opening more vaccination sites in these neighborhoods to try to change that. We re going to be doing a lot of grassroots outreach to draw people from Brownsville and East New York to this center right in their community, to get the help that they need and deserve, the mayor said. And grassroots outreach, grassroots leadership, is going to be key to getting this done.
The city also updated its vaccine scheduler in 10 different languages. You can visit nyc.gov/vax4nyc to make an appointment in New York City.