Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 110,000 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine Administered in 24 Hours

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at present introduced that 111,316 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in New York in 24 hours. New York State’s giant distribution community of vaccination websites is able to reaching many extra New Yorkers than the present provide permits. The community stays prepared for a rise in provide. As of 11AM at present, New York’s well being care distribution websites have acquired 1,768,135 first doses and already administered 91 % or 1,602,686 first dose vaccinations and 78 % of first and second doses. The week 8 allocation from the federal authorities continues being delivered to suppliers for administration this week.

 

The Governor additionally introduced that New York State’s Vaccine Dashboard now consists of demographic information. Yesterday, Governor Cuomo launched new statewide demographic information on the vaccine acceptance charge throughout eligible populations.

 

“We’re working laborious each day to distribute the vaccine to as many New Yorkers as potential, as quick as potential, and we’re now working out of provide every week earlier than getting the following week’s allocation,” Governor Cuomo mentioned. “New York has distributors on the prepared that may enormously increase the variety of individuals we’re vaccinating each week—we simply want the vaccines themselves to make that occur. We’re additionally persevering with to prioritize honest and equitable distribution of the vaccine by concentrating on our underserved communities with mass vaccination websites just like the one in Yankee Stadium. The extra individuals we vaccinate, the higher it’s for all of us – so I encourage New Yorkers to maintain sporting their masks and social distancing so we are able to beat this virus as soon as and for all.”

 

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 following three weeks, however New York’s huge distribution community and enormous inhabitants of eligible people nonetheless far exceed the provision 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.

 

The state’s Vaccine Dashboard features a county-by-county breakdown for vaccinations administered by means of the Lengthy Time period Care Facility program and vaccine administration progress for hospital employees. Vaccination program numbers beneath 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 based mostly on numbers reported to New York State as of 11:00 AM at present is as follows. The allocation totals beneath embrace 67 % of the week 8 allocation which is able to end being distributed to New York supplier websites on Sunday.

 

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

• First Doses Acquired – 1,768,135
• First Doses Administered – 1,602,686
• Second Doses Acquired – 864,250
• Second Doses Administered – 461,497

*These numbers symbolize 67 % of the Week 8 allocation. The total Week 8 allocation is anticipated to reach by the tip of day Sunday, February 7.

 

Up to now, New York’s well being care distribution websites have administered 91 % of week first doses acquired 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 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 out there to replace New Yorkers on the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Division of Well being requires vaccinating amenities to report all COVID-19 vaccine administration information inside 24 hours; the vaccine administration information on the dashboard is up to date day by day to mirror essentially 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 [email protected]. Hotline workers will route complaints to the suitable investigative businesses to make sure New Yorkers usually are not being taken benefit of because the State works to vaccinate your entire eligible inhabitants.