Governor Cuomo Announces More than 130,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in 24 Hours

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in the present day introduced 132,057 first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered within the final 24 hours. New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program. As of 11AM in the present day, New York’s well being care distribution websites have obtained 2,065,595 first doses and already administered 90 % or 1,860,196 first dose vaccinations and 82 % of first and second doses. The week 9 allocation from the federal authorities continues being delivered to suppliers for administration.

“Defeating COVID as soon as and for all in the end comes all the way down to profitable the footrace between vaccinating New Yorkers as shortly and pretty as attainable, and persevering with to do all we will to drive down an infection and hospitalization charges even additional,” Governor Cuomo mentioned. “These charges are persevering with to fall and that may be a direct results of New Yorkers persevering with to behave neatly and responsibly. We should sustain that momentum and as we do, we are going to proceed doing the whole lot we will to get photographs in arms as shortly, effectively and pretty as attainable – we simply merely want extra provide and now that now we have competent management in Washington, we’re really now starting to see that occur.”

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 % 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. As a consequence of 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 embrace these reserved for the federal authorities’s Lengthy Time period Care Facility program. A breakdown of the info primarily based on numbers reported to New York State as of 11AM in the present day is as follows. The allocation totals under embrace 60 % of the week 9 allocation which can end being distributed to New York supplier websites on Sunday. The overall week 9 allocation can be inclusive of some extra vaccine doses which were reallocated from the federal Lengthy Time period Care Facility program.

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

First Doses Obtained – 2,065,595

First Doses Administered – 1,860,196; 90%

Second Doses Obtained – 1,080,550

Second Doses Administered – 719,133

*These numbers symbolize 60 % of the Week 9 allocation. The total Week 9 allocation is predicted to reach by the tip of day Sunday, February 14.

Thus far, New York’s well being care distribution websites have administered 90 % of first doses obtained from the federal authorities however as a result of federal authorities’s restricted allocation, appointments have stuffed up shortly. New Yorkers looking 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 can also name their native well being division, pharmacy, physician, or hospital for added info 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 every day to replicate probably the most up-to-date metrics within the state’s vaccination effort.

New Yorkers who suspect fraud within the vaccine distribution course of can now name 833-VAX-SCAM (833-829-7226) toll-free or e-mail the state Division of Well being at STOPVA[email protected]. Hotline employees will route complaints to the suitable investigative companies to make sure New Yorkers should not being taken benefit of because the State works to vaccinate the total eligible inhabitants.