New Yorkers 16 and over now eligible for COVID vaccine
By Dana Arschin and FOX 5 NY Staff
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New Yorkers ages 16 and older can now make vaccination appointments.
NEW YORK - New Yorkers over 16 years old can sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, a major expansion of eligibility as the state seeks to immunize as many people as possible.
Teens aged 16 and 17 will be limited to receiving the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine because that is the only vaccine authorized for use in people under 18. Parental consent will be required for vaccinations of 16- and 17-year-olds at state-run sites, with certain exceptions including for teens who are married or are parents.
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ALBANY, NY – State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras today announced a program specifically designed to begin vaccinating SUNY residential students prior the end of the spring semester.
SUNY has secured its first reserved shipment of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate SUNY residential students prior to their departure for summer break. Because the J&J vaccine requires just one dose, tens of thousands of on-campus students scheduled to finish the semester in early May can get their one shot without having to wait weeks for a second dose before going home.
As vaccine eligibility expands to all New Yorkers ages 16 and older today, 18,600 J&J vaccines are being distributed to 34 SUNY campuses. SUNY is currently working alongside New York State to secure additional doses to be reserved specifically for the SUNY residential student population. Those will be distributed to more campuses in weekly installments over the next severa
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By Dave Smith
Apr 6, 2021
Albany, N.Y. - The State University of New York is looking to vaccinate its students before they head home for the summer.
S.U.N.Y announced that almost 19,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are heading to their 34 campuses and they are working to get more. S.U.N.Y said the one-shot vaccine will be helpful for students who may be going home for summer before they would be able to get a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
This comes as the eligibility age for COVID-19 vaccinations has dropped to 16 and above.