MARCH 15th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
As of 11am this morning, 22.5 percent of New Yorkers have completed at least one vaccine dose. Over the past 24 hours, 122,778 total doses have been administered. To date, New York administered 6,699,848 total doses with 11.6 percent of New Yorkers completing their vaccine series.
MARCH 8th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
New York will began administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at state-run mass vaccination sites last week. NY launched a new pilot program to begin administering the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine to eligible New Yorkers during overnight hours at the Yankee Stadium, Javits Center and New York State Fair mass vaccination sites.
MARCH 1st RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
JOHNSON & JOHNSON: This past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency authorization for the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen single dose coronavirus vaccine in the United State for adults 18 and older.
FEBRUARY 22nd RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
New regulations on nursing home visitations will go into effect Friday, February 26. These full guidelines depend on a county's COVID risk level, and continue to depend on the nursing home facility being free of COVID-19 cases for 14 days.
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FEBRUARY 16th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Sunday, New York expanded eligibility to include New Yorkers with qualifying comorbidities and underlying conditions. And on Sunday NY saw the largest single-day registration total since vaccinations began: 250,924 New Yorkers made appointments at a rate of nearly 10,000 per hour.
FEBRUARY 8th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
According to Gov. Cuomo, people with comorbidities and underlying conditions are more likely to succumb to COVID-19. With that in mind, adult New Yorkers of any age with qualifying conditions will be eligible for the COVID vaccine beginning February 15. Eligible conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2), heart conditions, pregnancy, obesity, sickle cell disease, liver disease and more.
FEBRUARY 1st RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Gov. Cuomo issued a State of Emergency for 44 counties and urges New Yorkers to stay off the roads and avoid all unnecessary travel.
Above-ground subway service will have been suspended by the time you’re reading this; all other trains are running local only, so they can store trains on the express tracks.
JANUARY 25th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Monday, January 18th, marked the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case being identified in the United States. And on Wednesday, January 20th, we passed another grim milestone - more Americans are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 in the past year than were killed in the entire course of the Second World War.
JANUARY 19th RESOURCES AND UPDATES:
Last week, we started with a thorough explainer of Vaccines, with at h/t to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer for making a concise and easy to understand explainer detailing who can receive the vaccine and how to get it.
