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ALBANY – New York is expanding the pool of those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting Wednesday, any state resident over the age of 60 will be permitted to book a vaccine appointment, up from the current cutoff of age 65, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.
A round of appointments at New York s state-run vaccination sites will open up at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Cuomo said. Appointments can be booked online at am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov or by calling 1-833-697-4829.
On March 17, the state will open vaccine eligibility to more pools of workers, including all public-facing government employees, not-for-profit workers who provide public-facing services to those in need and essential, in-person building workers.
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Disneyland Resort, a New Jersey mall, convention centers, and sports stadiums are opening their doors to the public as mass vaccination sites.
Here are some of the locations across the country that are shifting their focus and opening up for the public-health effort.
Sports stadiums, malls, and amusement parks are taking on a new role amid the COVID-19 pandemic they re transforming into mass vaccination sites to help in states efforts to distribute the life-saving coronavirus vaccines to as many people as possible.
Many sites have already opened and begun distributing thousands of doses per day. Other venues are still in the works as they prepare to take on the new challenge.