Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State Vaccination Program - 93% of First Doses Delivered Have Been Administered

 

New York's Health Care Distribution Sites Have Administered 93% of FirstDoses Received from Federal Government

State Administered 96,000 Vaccines in the Last 24 Hours

New York On Pace to Be Out of Vaccine Tomorrow

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 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's vaccination program. To date, New York's health care distribution sites have administered 93 percent of first doses received from the federal government, and 91 percent of first and second doses.

"We are racing to administer the vaccine as quickly as possible while doing everything we can to reduce the infection rate. We've made progress on both fronts since the post-holiday surge but there's a long way to go before we reach the light at the end of the tunnel," Governor Cuomo said. "The State administered 96,000 shots in the last 24 hours, and we have the operational capacity to do even more - but we need more doses from the federal government because the real problem continues to be that the demand outpaces supply. We also need providers to continue prioritizing the groups they are responsible for serving in order for the system to remain fair."

New York's vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals far exceed the vaccine supply coming from the federal government. While the federal government has increased eligibility for the vaccine to include 7 million New Yorkers, the federal supply of vaccines has actually decreased. Due to limited supply, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and are advised not to show up at vaccination sites without an appointment. 

A breakdown of the data is as follows (based on numbers reported to New York State as of 11AM today): 

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN 

• Percent of First and Second Doses Administered - 91%
• First Doses Received - 1,053,650
• First Doses Administered - 975,958; 93%
• Second Doses Received - 136,500
• Second Doses Administered - 108,573