New York City is taking a big step forward in the fight against the coronavirus. Over the weekend, five new vaccination sites opened across city, including two mega-sites that are now open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
U.S. vaccine strategy needs to hit reset : Ex-FDA director slams Operation Warp Speed as 27,000 COVID patients die in first 10 days of 2021 and daily death toll tops 3K while states THROW OUT unused shots
Former FDA director Dr Scott Gottlieb said he believes the country s current strategy for administering coronavirus vaccines is not working and urging public health officials to hit the reset button
Gottlieb says that in order for Americans to receive the jab faster all the doses of the vaccine should be released at the same time and not held back for people to receive a second dose weeks later
Across New York state, medical providers in recent weeks had the same story: They had been forced to throw out precious vaccine doses because of difficulties finding patients who matched precisely with the state’s strict vaccination guidelines and the steep penalties they would face had they made a mistake.
New York entered the next phase of vaccine distribution Monday, but it's not all running as smoothly as many hoped. CBS2's John Dias has the latest from Brooklyn Army Terminal.
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New York is now entering its fifth week since coronavirus vaccinations began. But the effort has been rife with complications.
Medical providers, unable to find patients who met the state’s vaccination guidelines, have reported throwing away doses. A more transmissible variant of the virus has been found in the state. Local officials, like Mayor Bill de Blasio, have said the rollout has been slow because of their inability to distribute vaccine more quickly to groups outside of the groups the state designated. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has pointed the finger at poor execution from hospital management, among other problems.