Walk-in Covid-19 vaccines available for those 60 and up starting today in NY
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Signs advise people of the rules at the Covid-19 vaccination site at the New York State Fairgrounds.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Anyone in New York age 60 and older can now get a Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment.
The walk-in vaccines are available at New York state-run mass vaccination sites, including the one at the New York State Fairgrounds near Syracuse the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute in Utica.
Appointments are still required at other vaccine sites around the state, including those at pharmacies and clinics run by county health departments.
16 NYS mass vaccination sites to accept walk-in appointments for those 60 and older starting Friday
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at a pop up COVID-19 vaccination sight at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
and last updated 2021-04-21 16:07:51-04
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) â New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced 16 New York State mass vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments for those 60 and older starting Friday.
The state says it will set aside a vaccine allocation to facilitate this expanded access. There may be a wait at some sites and all proof of identity and insurance information, if applicable, will be needed.
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During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations.
New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment starting Friday, April 23. The only way to address and defeat COVID and crush COVID is to get the vaccination. We have to reach herd immunity, Cuomo said.
During a news conference at a mass vaccination site in Yonkers on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the importance to continue vaccinations ultimately announcing that New Yorkers 60 years of age and older can get vaccinated at more than a dozen state-run mass vaccination sites without the need for an appointment.
Covid vaccine appointments not needed for those age 60 and up starting soon at some NY sites
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Yonkers, N.Y. Anyone age 60 and older can get a Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment at 16 New York state-run mass vaccination sites starting Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.
That includes mass vaccination sites at the New York State Fairgrounds, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute in Utica and others.
“You don’t have to go on the internet, you don’t have to make a phone call,” Cuomo said today during at appearance at a vaccine site in Yonkers. “Just show up.”
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