New York. The governor of this state, where one million Dominicans reside, urges New Yorkers to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 for the 2024-2025 season, which is available in the state.
Kathy Hochul is calling on eligible New Yorkers, especially those who are 65 or older, at risk of severe illness, or have never received a Covid-19 vaccine. NYC Mayor Kathy Hochul is calling on eligible New Yorkers, especially those who are 65 or older, at risk of severe illness, or have never received a Covid-19 vaccine. Eric Adams, suffered another contagion of the virus this week.
In the state of NYWorldometer, a provider of global statistics on COVID-19, a platform run by an international team of developers and researchers, establishes that 83,374 people have died from the virus and 7,587,861 have been infected.
In the territory United States The total number of deaths from the virus has risen to 1,219,487 and the number of infected people to 111,820,082. Worldwide, the number of deaths has risen to 7,010,681 and the number of infected people to 704,753,890.
NYS Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald says eligible New Yorkers can receive the new vaccine at any pharmacy without a prescription from their individual health care provider.
The vaccines are ready after the recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration of the Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax vaccines. For its part, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that vaccines are being shipped to health care providers and pharmacies.
Major retail pharmacies, such as CVS and Walgreens, are now taking appointments and some locations may accept walk-ins.
CDC has recommended vaccinations for everyone 6 months or older who have not received a dose in the past two months to protect against a disease potentially serious due to COVID-19.
Those without health insurance or whose insurance does not cover the current vaccine will have access to vaccines free of charge through community health centers or local health departments participating in the NYS Department of Health’s Vaccines for Adults program.
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