NYC Issues ‘Urgent' Warning for People 75+; NY Halts Plan to Expand NYPD Eligibility Officials fear the heightened transmissibility of new COVID strains could overwhelm hospitals before vaccination reaches critical mass; meanwhile, Cuomo denied NYC's attempt to expand vaccine eligibility to NYPD personnel Published January 6, 2021 • Updated on January 8, 2021 at 2:19 pm NBC Universal, Inc. What to Know NYC health officials are issuing a new warning to people 75 and up, citing concerning case growth rates and more disturbing numbers on hospitalizations and deaths in the last 30 days Merely an hour after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to start providing vaccines to most officers, fellow Democrat and frequent foe Gov. Andrew Cuomo shot that idea down