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AdvertisementPharmacies across New York state are now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all New Yorkers who qualify as eligible due to underlying conditions, a major shift from their previous guidance, which restricted them to administering vaccines to people above 60 years old, childcare workers and school staffers.Now anyone who currently qualifies as vaccine eligible due to underlying conditions can schedule an appointment at any pharmacy participating in the state's vaccination rollout, depending on supply. Eligible NYC residents to locate a nearby pharmacy with appointments available.The state quietly , when the Department of Health expanded eligibility for a wider swath of New Yorkers, and those older than 60. However, the newest group of eligible New Yorkers are excluded from the pharmacy vaccine expansion—only those with co-morbidities or underlying conditions have been added to the list for pharmacies. under New York state rules.Major expansion in vaccine access in NYC:==&gt; Pharmacies are now vaccinating people w/ underlying conditions. 1000s of appts available citywide.Book here:* Walgreens: * CVS: * Rite Aid: — Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC)First reported by last night, but according to NYC's Vaccine Finder it seems like CVS/Walgreens/DR will also now serve those with eligible underlying conditions (haven't seen official announcement anywhere)— TurboVax (@turbovax)Those with underlying conditions who waited on line for hours at the Javits Center to get their first dose of vaccine may be wondering if they can schedule their second shot at their local pharmacy. The answer to that appears to be no, as city and state guidance that "you must get your second dose at the same location as you received the first dose." (And it seems like Javits Center after more reports of hours-long lines last week.)Meanwhile, 37 State Senate Democrats led by Senator Jeremy Cooney have signed a joint letter urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to let pharmacists administer the COVID vaccine to all eligible New Yorkers, arguing that the current policy creates confusion and exacerbates inequities in the vaccine rollout.. led a group of 37 Senate Dems calling on to lift restrictions on pharmacists for administering COVID19 vaccines. Sen. Cooney and over 85% of the Majority Conference sent a letter to the Governor outlining their request. 👇👀👇 — PSSNY (@NY_Pharmacists)"For me, it’s an issue of equity and making sure every community has access to a vaccine," Cooney . "We shouldn’t have people driving all over the state to find an appointment."The state DOH directive also orders vaccine providers to "keep a daily list of 'stand by' eligible individuals to be notified for vaccine administration on short notice. As soon as providers are aware that there are more doses than people to be vaccinated, 'standby' eligible individuals should be called."On Sunday the Health Department announced that over&nbsp;7.5 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered statewide, with more than 1 million shots given in the past week alone.&nbsp;The remaining week 14&nbsp;allocation of&nbsp;1,284,565&nbsp;first and second doses from the federal government is expected to be entirely delivered Sunday, with week 15&nbsp;allocation's expected mid-week.&nbsp;, 4,099,225 million doses have been sent to NYC, with 3,425,643 shots, or 83.6%, administered.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced last week that the state would a week by the end of April. On Friday, the nation —40 days ahead of President Joe Biden's goal to vaccinate 100 million people in his first 100 days in office.Eligible New Yorkers who want to schedule an appointment at a state-run COVID-19 vaccination&nbsp;site should continue checking the &nbsp;website; the state also suggests&nbsp;contacting your local health department, pharmacy, doctor, or hospital to schedule an appointment.&nbsp; 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:

AdvertisementPharmacies across New York state are now offering COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all New Yorkers who qualify as eligible due to underlying conditions, a major shift from their previous guidance, which restricted them to administering vaccines to people above 60 years old, childcare workers and school staffers.Now anyone who currently qualifies as vaccine eligible due to underlying conditions can schedule an appointment at any pharmacy participating in the state's vaccination rollout, depending on supply. Eligible NYC residents to locate a nearby pharmacy with appointments...

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