With the newly approved vaccine Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 offering health officials an additional option to vaccinate those who are eligible, CVS has announced that its vaccination program will be extended to nearly 150 other locations in New York, including many at Long Island.
CVS Pharmacy, which has already received vaccine doses as part of the Federal Pharmacy Program, earmarked for specific chains, announced this week that it will increase its vaccination program due to an increased allocation of the vaccine.
Those who are eligible and interested in being vaccinated can now register for appointments. The schedule starts from Friday 5 March and the vaccinations are planned to start the next day.
On Long Island, CVS sites will plan COVID-19 vaccine appointments in:
Nassau county
- Amityville;
- Baldwin;
- Bellmore;
- Bethpage;
- Cedarhurst;
- East Rockaway;
- Elmont;
- Farmingdale;
- Flower park;
- Glen Cove;
- Glen Head;
- Large neck;
- Levittown;
- Lynbrook;
- New Hyde Park;
- North Bellmore;
- Noordport;
- Ocean;
- Oyster Bay;
- Rockville Center;
- Valleinstroom;
- West Hempstead.
Suffolk county
- Moriches Center;
- Central Islip;
- Commack;
- Copiague;
- East Hampton;
- Huntington;
- Islip Terrace;
- Manorville;
- Mattituck;
- Medford;
- Patchogue;
- Port Jefferson;
- Port Jefferson Station;
- Rivierkop;
- Ronkonkoma;
- Selden;
- Smithtown;
- Wes Sayville;
- Westhampton Beach.
Those eligible to receive the vaccine at CVS must be a New York resident over the age of 65. Teachers, day care and preschool workers and staff members are also eligible for the state.
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