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Coronavirus Updates: Fauci Says Other Vaccines Could Be "Weeks Away" From Review

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AdvertisementThis is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Sunday, January 17th, 2021. Previous daily updates , and .New York City is in , which includes , , and . Citing rising hospitalization rates, Governor Andrew Cuomo in NYC starting December 14th. After being for several weeks, NYC public schools , with students with special needs returning on December 10th. Certain parts of Staten Island remain .Get answers to questions you , or learn more about . Here are some local and state hotlines for more information: NYC: 311; NY State Hotline: 888-364-3065; NJ State Hotline: 800-222-1222.5:10 p.m.: The nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday another vaccine could be weeks away from being ready for review by the FDA. about when vaccines from Johnson &amp; Johnson and AstraZeneca could be ready for authorization to add to the roster of doses being administered across the country, Fauci said: "Soon."Fauci said he'd be meeting with the pharmaceutical companies' officials regarding the vaccines, and that data and safety information would need to be reviewed by the FDA in the future. But he anticipates that could happen in a "couple of weeks.""We're weeks away, not months away, for sure" Fauci said.Though Fauci's timeline offers a glimpse of hope, it is unlikely any review would happen this month, according to the FDA's acting chair of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, Dr. Arnold Monto.Monto that meetings were cancelled in January."The meeting in late January has already been cancelled," Monto said in the January 11th interview.Any movement on other vaccine authorizations wouldn't be until February, if at all, he said.When asked about the U.S. vaccination rollout so far, Monto added the country isn't as organized as other countries with healthcare systems that are an institutionalized part of the government."I don't think anybody is ready for this," Monto said. "And I think this is the ultimate demonstration of problems with the American health, which is fragmented, which probably has some of the wrong priorities."Johnson &amp; Johnson is currently studying a one-dose vaccine—a marked difference from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines that both require two doses to meet the high efficacy numbers seen in early studies.On Wednesday, Johnson &amp; Johnson early data showed its vaccine resulted in immunity for the full 71 days of the trial, which was the duration of time studied in trial participants ages 18 to 55. Further data regarding the single-dose vaccine is expected later this month, the company said.The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine , and early data shows that option with 2:34 p.m.: Nearly a week into the vaccination rollout for older New Yorkers, the city will launch a free transportation program for seniors ages 65 and up this week, the mayor's office announced Sunday.Starting this week, the city will ask New Yorkers at least 65 years old who make appointments at city-operated sites if they have a way to get there. If not, they'll be directed to Access-a-Ride, ambulette services, or cab services via the Curb app."We are moving heaven and earth to get our senior neighbors vaccinated," de Blasio said in a statement. "Now, seniors who need a ride to an appointment will get one, ensuring our vaccines go to those who need them most."The city said transportation through senior center programs will be offered "in a few weeks." The mayor's office says the city will offer 10,000 rides a week.Meanwhile, the city is and , hampering its ability to administer doses just as the city has increased its capacity to vaccinate more New Yorkers in recent weeks. Supply issues are adding a layer of difficulty to the city's goals to the vaccine and .De Blasio has put together a Vaccine Planning Workgroup for Older New Yorkers, which is a strategy to work with local organizations to reach seniors through door-knocking, phone calls, flyering, virtual town halls, and other methods. The outreach builds on vaccine sites for seniors at NYCHA developments at Van Dyke I and II Houses in Brooklyn, Cassidy Lafayette Houses in Staten Island, and Polo Grounds Towers in Manhattan.Councilmember Margaret Chin said the outreach needs to be multi-lingual., but expressed support for the initiatives."Coordinating with our aging service providers to connect older adults with information and transportation is the most effective way to achieve herd immunity for older New Yorkers," Chin said in a statement.At a City Council oversight hearing on Tuesday, city councilmembers asked city health officials whether there is a plan in place to reach homebound seniors.NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said the difficulties storing and transporting doses make door-to-door vaccinations unworkable currently, but the city is still working out how to help homebound New Yorkers access the vaccine. Many seniors living in long-term care facilities have access to the vaccine at their residence.10:13 a.m.: The 24/7 vaccination site at the Brooklyn Army Terminal has closed after running out of doses, a City Hall spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.The site is temporarily closed, according to the spokesperson, but it is not clear when it would reopen. The NY Post it was closed for the second day in a row on Saturday.The site first opened last Sunday, along with the Bronx's Bathgate postal station site.Those who had appointments at the Brooklyn Army Terminal were supposed to be offered new time slots to come back and get vaccinated. The spokesperson did not immediately have information on how many appointments were cancelled.The lack of doses has impacted some hospitals across the city as supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine run low. Mount Sinai cancelled all appointments from Friday to Tuesday "due to sudden changes in vaccine supply," a hospital spokesperson previously said. NYU Langone was also running low on doses, with 1,000 doses for second shot appointments leftover for Monday, .Mayor Bill de Blasio&nbsp;&nbsp;that the city was poised to run out of doses by the end of next week and the city on Friday had just 186,000 doses for New Yorkers' first shot left over. He called on the federal government to send more doses.City data as of Sunday showed 404,654 doses have been administered and 395,846 doses on hand.Of the 395,846 doses, Councilmember Mark Levine said about 200,000 doses were for second shot appointments and 100,000 doses were for nursing homes.That leaves 95,000 doses remaining for other New Yorkers eligible for their first shot.Where NYC is at on vaccination:* Delivered: 800k* Admin'd: 354k 1st dose, 50k 2nd* Held in reserve for 2nd dose: approx 200k* Held for nursing homes: approx 100kThis leaves approx 95k on hand for 1st doses this week. FAR TOO FEW. We will run out unless feds send more fast.— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC)Just days ago, the Brooklyn Army Terminal site the city faces to get million vaccinated. On Thursday night, a viral message on social media attracted a swarm of New Yorkers to the site after word spread that the Brooklyn Army Terminal would administer extra doses that were set to expire on a first-come, first-served basis.In another snafu at a state-run vaccination site, some 20,000 appointments after a scheduling website was shared before it went live.Correction: This article has been updated to correct information regarding NYC's supply of the COVID-19 vaccine. Do you know the scoop?below orWe rely on your support to make local news available to all."It puts more of a burden on New York — puts more of a burden on 49 other states."Read More In:

AdvertisementThis is our daily update of breaking COVID-19 news for Sunday, January 17th, 2021. Previous daily updates , and .New York City is in , which includes , , and . Citing rising hospitalization rates, Governor Andrew Cuomo in NYC starting December 14th. After being for several weeks, NYC public schools , with students with special needs returning on December 10th. Certain parts of Staten Island remain .Get answers to questions you , or learn more about . Here are some local and state hotlines for more information: NYC: 311; NY State Hotline: 888-364-3065; NJ State Hotline:...

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