COVID Vaccine: Appointments Now Available Through Local Pharmacies
Rite Aid and Walgreens will serve New York City residents, while CVS and Walgreens are used in the rest of the state.
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Rite Aid and Walgreens will serve New York City residents, while CVS and Walgreens are used in the rest of the state.
Citi Field opened it doors on Wednesday for eligible Queens residents, but it didn't take long to run into a similar problem other sites have experienced -- short supply.
One will be a York College in Jamaica, Queens, and the other at Medgar Evers College in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.
The focus will be on Queens residents who meet vaccine requirements, as well as TLC drivers and food service workers.
The New Jersey-based company is calling it's vaccine a "one-shot wonder."
The Bronx River Houses was the first stop for a mobile vaccination unit that hopes to reach 15,000 NYCHA seniors over the next eight weeks.
The mayor says the city could vaccinate 300,000 people this week if it had the supply.
Residents over the age of 75 can start getting vaccinations through health care providers, online or by calling the state hotline.
As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerates, Dr. Mallika Marshall and Dr. Max Gomez answer common questions about vaccinations.
From overloaded to websites to supply shortages, many people are having trouble booking an appointment -- just as more cases of the new variant have been found in New York.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that New York state will follow that guidance. It opens eligibility to 7 million New Yorkers, but the state still only receives 300,000 doses a week.
3.2 million people are now eligible for the vaccine, including those 75 and older, first responders, public safety workers, public transit workers, and education workers.
The old Sears at the Rockaway Town Square Mall has been turned into a vaccination hub for health care workers and, as of Friday, first responders like firefighters and police officers.
Only about a quarter of New Jersey's 400,000 doses of vaccine have been distributed, but there are signs they'll move much faster in a matter of days.
Mayor Bill de Blasio took ownership Tuesday of the city's initial failure to fast track the distribution of COVID vaccines.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under pressure to dramatically increase the pace of coronavirus vaccinations. On Tuesday, health departments in the northern suburbs finally were pressed into service.
Angry at a slow pace of vaccine distribution, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday expanded the number of eligible people and slammed hospitals who have not used their allotment.
Frustration is growing over the slow pace of COVID vaccinations being distributed in New York state.
Many people are hopeful for the COVID vaccine, including a Long Island nurse who wants to know why she still hasn't received it.
The first firefighter inoculations target those who work on engine companies, as opposed to those who work on ladder companies.
The Garden state is starting a week later than New York and Connecticut, because the state missed a federal deadline by one day.
Mayor Bill de Blasio says more than 50,000 New Yorkers have already been vaccinated against COVID-19. But one health network is under scrutiny.
As the rollout continues, the effort is on to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. It comes amid some reluctance by some of those first offered the shots.
Cheers rang out Sunday as the second coronavirus vaccine left the warehouse en route to health care providers across the nation.
The vaccine will not be mandatory for EMS workers or firefighters.
