Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 100,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in 24 Hours

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the moment introduced that 106,017 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in New York in 24 hours. As of 11AM at the moment, New York’s well being care distribution websites have obtained 2,002,055 first doses and already administered 89 p.c or 1,787,189 first dose vaccinations and 81 p.c of first and second doses. The week 9 allocation from the federal authorities continues being delivered to suppliers for administration.

 

“We have hit a big milestone within the COVID battle. Our an infection price continues to come back down and greater than 10 p.c of New Yorkers have now obtained the primary dose of the vaccine.” Governor Cuomo mentioned. “That is due largely to our expansive vaccination community of suppliers, pop up and mass vaccination websites that enhance entry and fairness within the vaccine distribution course of. With a trusted accomplice within the White Home working to extend each manufacturing and provide of the vaccine, we will and have remained laser-focused on getting every week’s provide into as many arms as rapidly and pretty as potential whereas persevering with to bolster public belief within the vaccine. We nonetheless have an extended option to go however we’re headed in the suitable course and I am assured New York would be the first COVID-free state.”

 

Roughly 7 million New Yorkers are at present eligible to obtain the vaccine. The federal authorities has elevated the weekly provide by greater than 20 p.c over the subsequent three weeks, however New York’s huge distribution community and enormous inhabitants of eligible people nonetheless far exceed the availability coming from the federal authorities. Attributable to restricted provide, New Yorkers are inspired to stay affected person and are suggested to not present up at vaccination websites with out an appointment.

 

Vaccination program numbers under are for doses distributed and delivered to New York for the state’s vaccination program, and don’t embody these reserved for the federal authorities’s Lengthy Time period Care Facility program. A breakdown of the information based mostly on numbers reported to New York State as of 11AM at the moment is as follows. The allocation totals under embody 40 p.c of the week 9 allocation which is able to end being distributed to New York supplier websites on Sunday. The full week 9 allocation can also be inclusive of some extra vaccine doses which were reallocated from the federal Lengthy Time period Care Facility program.

 

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

First Doses Acquired – 2,002,055

First Doses Administered – 1,787,189; 89%

Second Doses Acquired – 1,031,650

Second Doses Administered – 660,083

 

*These numbers characterize 40 p.c of the Week 9 allocation. The total Week 9 allocation is predicted to reach by the tip of day Sunday, February 14.

 

To this point, New York’s well being care distribution websites have administered 89 p.c of first doses obtained from the federal authorities however because of the federal authorities’s restricted allocation, appointments have crammed up rapidly. New Yorkers searching for to find out eligibility and schedule an appointment at a state-run mass vaccination website, can go to the ‘Am I Eligible’ web site. New Yorkers may additionally name their native well being division, pharmacy, physician, or hospital for added data and to schedule appointments the place vaccines can be found.

 

The COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Dashboard is accessible to replace New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Division of Well being requires vaccinating services to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration information inside 24 hours; the vaccine administration information on the dashboard is up to date each day to mirror probably the most up-to-date metrics within the state’s vaccination effort.