During a press briefing, Azar expressed frustration with the slow rollout, citing the micromanagement of states.
“It would be much better to move quickly and end up vaccinating some lower-priority people than to let vaccines sit around while states try to micromanage this process,” Azar said. “Faster administration could save lives right now, which means we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
The comments of one of the nation s top health officials will likely further fuel Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has spent the week publicly calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to allow the city to begin vaccinating those over the age of 75 as well as police and correctional officers.
ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy confirmed the COVID-19 linked death of yet another resident. The County Executive noted a man in his 90 s died, bringing the county death toll to 240 since tracking of the pandemic began last March.
âIt is a sad day as we have lost another Albany County resident to COVID-19 as the number of positive cases is again close to 300 and our hospitalizations have reached a new record, Â McCoy stated on the death and 283 new positive cases Thursday.
Encompassed within the new positive cases were 235 who didn t have a clear source of infection, 38 who had close contact with positive cases, nine who are healthcare workers or residents of congregate settings and one person who reported traveling out of state.
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ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy announced that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albany County has now climbed to 12,281 to date, an increase of 222 new positive cases since Saturday.
The five-day average for new daily positives decreased to 267.4 from 271. Officials note that the county s overall case count will fluctuate as CommCare records are transferred in and out of the county.
Among the new positive cases announced, 35 had close contact with positive cases, 182 did not have a clear source of infection at this time and five are healthcare workers or residents of congregate settings. There are now 1,844 active cases in the county, up from 1,758 yesterday.