COVID NYC Update: Opening of Vaccination Site at Abyssinian Church in Harlem, Due to Lack of Supply

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) – The appointments have been solidly reserved as the new COVID-19 vaccination sites open up around New York City, but distribution is only part of the battle.

The need for these photos is growing every day, as New York reports a total of 32,725 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, 1.2 million people tested positive and the current positivity rate far exceeds 5%.

On Saturday, 500 seniors were vaccinated at NYCHA complexes.

And another vaccination site opens Sunday at the Abyssinian Church in Harlem at noon.

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Doses should have been available at the Army Terminal in Brooklyn, one of five city mega-sites opened last week, but the site closed and the gates closed on Friday.

Scheduled people were rejected, while other appointments were canceled because there was not enough vaccine. The city says it is asking state and federal authorities to get there as soon as possible.

The state receives only a few hundred thousand doses, as millions are now eligible.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo estimates it could be until April before the vaccine reaches a critical mass.

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