New Yorkers lined the sidewalks and cars jammed the streets near a Brooklyn coronavirus vaccine site after false rumors spread of extra doses available to the general public.
Updated on January 16, 2021 at 3:20 am
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New York and New Jersey continue to shore up vast vaccination networks amid what officials describe as critical limits on supply; in the Empire State, wait times have stretched into mid-April
7 million NYers are now eligible for the vaccine, with 5 million earning eligibility this week; at the current weekly allocation rate, Gov. Cuomo says it ll take half a year just to vaccinate people currently eligible
Overall, skyrocketing viral rates from the holidays appear to be leveling off as social activity has declined, Cuomo says; daily deaths are still near 200 or above, a lagging reflection of the holiday spike
Hundreds of New Yorkers rushed to a Brooklyn location Thursday night after hearing about COVID-19 vaccines being available to people 18 and older. Unfortunately, those reports were untrue.
Hundreds of New Yorkers descended on a vaccination site after a Facebook post said there were over 400 spare shots Andrea Michelson A pharmacist fills a syringe to prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for front-line health care workers at a vaccination site at Torrance Memorial Medical Centre on December 19, 2020 in Torrance, California. A Facebook post said there were more than 400 extra vaccine doses available in New York City for walk-in appointments that needed to be used before 7pm. Swarms of New Yorkers lined up at Brooklyn Grand Army Terminal seeking the vaccine, but officials said there was not enough for people without appointments.
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