Hundreds of NYC vaccine appointment slots go UNFILLED as city demands candidates answer 51 questions to get a shot and Cuomo warns even priority groups will have to wait up to 14 weeks
The process for signing up for appointments in New York City is arduous, including a 51-question survey on a website rife with technological issues
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer attacked the bewildering process on Sunday, saying it was discouraging people from seeking appointments
It wasn t clear by Monday evening if the city had made progress fixing the issue
New York state moved into Phase 1B of its vaccination plan on Monday
1:30 p.m.: Lawmakers may have been exposed to COVID-19 while on lockdown during the deadly Capitol riot in which a mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists violently raided the Capitol, the Associated Press reports.
The attending physician of the Capitol, Dr. Brian Moynihan, told lawmakers on Sunday that individuals may have been exposed to another occupant with coronavirus infection while in protective isolation for several hours during the Capitol takeover, according to an alert sent to House lawmakers shared with Gothamist. Some were inside the room longer than others, Moynihan noted.
A number of lawmakers who were hiding in the secure location during the insurrection refused to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Video from inside the room shows Delaware Democrat Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester handing out face masks, only to be rebuffed by some Republicans present, including Representatives Andy Biggs (Arizona), Michael Cloud (Texas), Markwayne Mullin (Oklahom
The latest positivity rate across the city is over 6.5%.
The efforts could help change the trend, with some of the vaccination sites even open 24 hours a day.
The two mega sites opening Sunday one at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park and the other is the Bathgate Contract Postal Station in the Bronx will be open to limited hours (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.) this afternoon and start 24-hour, 7 days a week operations at 10 a.m. Monday. This is all reservations-only.
On Saturday, the city s health commissioner gave a tour of one of three community vaccination hubs at a high school in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.