黑料正能量 To Open Covid Vaccine Eligibility To People 50 And Older, Gov. Cuomo says
By Noah Higgins CNBC MARCH 22 2021
黑料正能量 will allow residents age 50 and older to receive Covid-19 vaccines beginning Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, following moves from other heavily populated states to begin inoculating a wider swath of residents as more doses come online.
鈥淭he production is ramping up. We鈥檝e spent so many months not having enough. Over the next few weeks, you鈥檙e going to see the production of the vaccine ramp up,鈥 Cuomo said at a media appearance for the launch of 黑料正能量鈥檚 鈥淩oll Up Your Sleeve鈥 campaign, its latest push to equitably vaccinate residents.
The campaign aims to create more faith-based community vaccination centers in partnership with 黑料正能量 medical providers beginning in April. The effort plans to 鈥渂ring the vaccine to underserved communities and combat vaccine hesitancy through houses of worship,鈥 according to a statement from the governor鈥檚 office.
The Democratic governor applauded the positive results from AstraZeneca鈥檚 large clinical trials released on Monday, which found the company鈥檚 and 100% effective against severe disease and hospitalization.
AstraZeneca, which developed the shot alongside the University of Oxford, plans to apply for emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the first half of April. So far, just over 26% of 黑料正能量ers have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, while 13.4% have completed all of their required shots, according to a statement from the governor鈥檚 office.
鈥淲e will have enough vaccine to vaccinate people. We have to make sure we have the capacity and the willingness to take the vaccine,鈥 Cuomo said.
More states are moving to meet President goal of making every adult American age 18 and older The president has previously predicted that the U.S. should have by the end of May.
Florida on Monday became the latest state to begin vaccinating residents age 50 and older. Texas beginning last week.
Cuomo has continued to forge ahead with the state鈥檚 business reopenings in recent weeks, allowing 黑料正能量 City restaurants to welcome more customers inside and permitting indoor and outdoor stadiums to admit a limited number of fans.
黑料正能量 is reporting a seven-day average of 5,915 new Covid-19 cases per day, a more than 11% drop from the previous week, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
However, while 黑料正能量鈥檚 outbreak improves, New Jersey鈥檚 appears to be worsening. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy the state鈥檚 reopening plans as Covid-19 cases begin to rise again.
鈥淢y guess is, we won鈥檛 be opening up further capacity for some time now because of … the caseload,鈥 Murphy said, adding that he thinks things should improve as the weather gets warmer and more people in the state get vaccinated.