It may be months possibly as long as 12 months for all New Yorkers who want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to actually get their shots, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
How to access Staten Island vaccine hubs via mass transit
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
There are currently 13 vaccination hubs throughout Staten Island, all of which are easily accessible by public transit. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. With nearly 5 million New York City residents now eligible for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, Staten Islanders are flocking to the borough’s vaccination hubs.
As of Monday, residents in Phase 1b of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccination schedule which includes first responders, education workers, public transit workers, public safety workers and residents aged 75 and older can now get vaccinated in New York.
Mass vaccination sites are different than vaccination hubs in that hubs will open and close each day. There are currently 12 vaccination hubs on Staten Island.
Staten Island COVID-19 vaccine appointments booked as state allows first responders, educators, seniors to get vaccinated
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Beacon Christian Community Health Center in Mariners Harbor is part of the city’s plan to vaccinate Staten Islanders for COVID-19. Jan. 11, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Open appointments for a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on Staten Island are scarce on Monday, the first day that first responders, education workers, public transit workers, public safety workers and residents aged 75 and older can begin getting vaccinated.
At least three of the borough’s vaccination hubs are no longer accepting appointments and many other web pages would not load, likely due to high volume, and there were long hold times at other locations.