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Share Fort Washington Armory Site Offering Vaccinations to New Yorkers Over the Age of 65 with Scheduled Appointments Only   Establishment of New Vaccination Site Made Possible Through Partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center   WYSIWYG Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and NewYork-Presbyterian today announced the launch of a new COVID-19 vaccination site for New Yorkers at the Fort Washington Armory in Washington Heights. The site, located at 216 Fort Washington Avenue at the corner of 169th Street, was made possible through the additional part...

Cuomo urges minorities to get vaccinated, despite ‘Tuskegee experiment’ concerns Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 In this Dec. 23 file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides a coronavirus update from the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging residents in Black and Hispanic communities across New York to get a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine when it becomes available, dispelling mistrust with the government, based in part the nation’s infamous Tuskegee Experiment. “Now, I a...

38,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in New York State Gov. Cuomo says that New York has administered more doses of the vaccine than any other state. The state is also developing vaccine kits for remote areas. Author: Emyle Watkins Updated: 7:53 PM EST December 21, 2020 ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that New York State has administered 38,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which his office says is the highest total in the nation. The state expects to see 466,000 doses of the vaccine arrive in the next week, including 346,200 d...

churst@post-journal.com Freda Bernhardt, 101 years old, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Rochester. Photo courtesy of New York State More front-line workers in New York state will be included in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. In a press briefing on Monday from Albany, the Democratic governor said federally-qualified health center workers, EMTs, coroners, medical examiners, funeral home workers and other congregate care workers and residents would be among those also receiving the vaccine this week. Asked if this would include p...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mike Groll via AP More front-line workers in New York state will be included in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday. In a press briefing on Monday from Albany, the Democratic governor said federally-qualified health center workers, EMTs, coroners, medical examiners, funeral home workers and other congregate care workers and residents would be among those also receiving the vaccine this week. Asked if this would include pharmacy workers from CVS and Walgreens — tasked by a federal program to vaccinate those in con...