Jacob Javits Center is officially a 24/7 vaccination site after government officials announced a pilot program to administer the award of the COVID-19 dish from Johnson & Johnson there, adding it to the list of sites across the city that vaccinate offer. clock.
Appointments have already been booked overnight for the Johnson & Johnson survey, which is presented only seven days a week from 9pm to 6pm in the massive Manhattan Convention Center. New Yorkers can also receive the vaccines manufactured by Moderna and Pfizer during the day, although they will need to use two doses of each other. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single dose. Any shot that a New Yorker wants to receive requires an appointment. New Yorkers must make an appointment to receive the vaccine.
People now eligible to receive a vaccine include people over the age of 65, hospital workers and anyone with pre-existing conditions, including cancer, kidney disease and pregnancy. People with immunocompromised conditions such as HIV and obesity also qualify to receive the shot, bringing the current number of eligible New Yorkers to about 10 million in the state.
People standing in the Javits Center while the mega-website goes 24/7 tonight to administer its first doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine pic.twitter.com/HzVUcg79n8
– Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) 6 March 2021
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived in New York City on Thursday, boosting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s goal of administering 5 million doses by June. The city’s hospitals, clinics and vaccination sites have fired 2 million shots since vaccination began in mid-December. The city also plans to introduce a vaccination program for New Yorkers.
The same day the Johnson and Johnson arrived in New York, a vaccination center opened in Co-Op City in the Bronx. On Saturday, officials inaugurated the opening, while de Blasio recalled with a retired officer named William aware of the vaccination of vaccine.
“He had his own questions and hesitated,” de Blasio said. “But he said the more he sees, as millions and millions of people are vaccinated, the more confidence he has had, and he also wants to make sure it’s just one shot when it comes.”
Other 24/7 sites that administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine include Yankee Stadium, which began administering the shot Thursday between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The expansion comes as COVID-19 rates continue to fall in the state and in the city. According to state figures released Saturday, the daily positivity rate in New York on Friday was 2.8%, the lowest since November 21st. There were 78 people who died in New York, including nine in the Bronx, nine in Brooklyn, 11 in Manhattan and 12 in Queens.
In a statement, Governor Andrew Cuomo called the decline “significant progress in reducing the spread of COVID while vaccinating residents as quickly as possible.”
“Our vaccine distribution network is equipped to handle far more vaccines than the state currently receives, and there is no doubt that we will be able to shoot up as soon as the supply increases,” Cuomo said. “It is also critical that we continue to make the vaccine accessible to all New Yorkers. We are going to go through this pandemic together, but we need everyone to take it seriously and stay vigilant.”