‘Burdensome’ Website Keeps New Yorkers From Getting Vaccine as Doses Are Wasted A Woman receives a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site at South Bronx Educational Campus, in the Bronx New York on January 10, 2021. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) Alex Nester • January 11, 2021 6:00 pm
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Elderly New York City residents seeking to be vaccinated against the coronavirus must navigate a bulky health department website and fill out a lengthy questionnaire prior to receiving the vaccine.
In New York, adults over 75 are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine after strict distribution guidelines from Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) caused vaccine doses to go to waste. Before receiving the vaccine, however, New York City residents must create an online profile on the city health department’s website, answer a series of required questions regarding their occupation, race, and ethnicity