New York City starts inoculating some members, including older adults above 75 years for COVID-19 vaccination. New Yorkers within priority group 1B can now begin scheduling their appointments with individual providers.

‘New Yorkers within priority group 1B can now begin scheduling appointments with individual providers, including pharmacies, local health departments, and hospitals, to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.’

Eligibility determinations and a list of nearby providers where appointments can be scheduled can all be done through New York's new "Am I Eligible" mobile application. New Yorkers can begin calling the New York State Vaccination Hotline at 4 p.m. Monday. 




"Since federal supply severely limits the ability to distribute vaccine, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and are advised not to show up at vaccination sites without an appointment," said the statement.
New York's vast distribution network and large population of more than 4 million eligible individuals in this priority group dwarf the vaccine supply coming from the federal government, which is arriving at a rate of approximately 300,000 doses per week, it said.
"As such, eligible New Yorkers should be prepared to receive an appointment date as far as 14 weeks in the future," it added.
"After 10 long months, the expansion of eligibility for additional New Yorkers to begin making their Covid-19 vaccination plan is a light at the end of the tunnel," Governor Andrew Cuomo was quoted as saying.
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On January 7, New York State clarified that healthcare workers on the front lines should be the priority group, classified as "1A" in its distribution plan to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
As of Monday noon, the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reported 39,632 coronavirus deaths in New York State, the worst in the country.
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