Pregnant women, asthma sufferers and obese adults of all ages will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in New York from February 15.
Governor Cuomo announced on Friday that he is expanding the vaccine eligibility fund to include a list of people with comorbidities.
Announcing the changes, Cuomo said: “New Yorkers with comorbidities and underlying conditions exist throughout the state – they are our teachers, lawyers and carpenters, in addition to the doctors who keep us safe every day and are an extremely affected population.
“We are committed to vaccinating the most vulnerable vulnerable populations, as we distribute a strictly limited amount of vaccines, and people with comorbidities account for 94% of the state’s COVID deaths.
Therefore, we will open the eligibility for people with comorbidities starting with February 15 and we will offer hospitals the opportunity to use the additional doses they have to address this population.
“Local governments have a week to prepare for the new change – they need to prepare now.”
The wider population of people under the age of 65 without any of these conditions has not been given another vaccination.
New York has vaccinated 75% of hospital staff, but has not yet begun vaccinating the general public.
On Friday, a long-awaited vaccination site opened at Yankee Stadium.
But the only meetings are for people living in the Bronx, the neighborhood with the highest test positive rate, and many of the meetings went unacclaimed Thursday.
Representatives in NY are urging those who live there to go get their vaccine for fear of losing it.
There remains a huge distrust of the vaccine among people of color and Hispanics.
Speaking at his briefing on Friday, Cuomo said he understood why people would be skeptical of vaccines if they were approved only by the Trump administration, but that his state health council also examined and tested them. approved.
The Bronx has by far the highest rate of COVID infection in New York
On Thursday, New York City opened a mass vaccination site at the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, but by the afternoon, at least 300 meetings had not yet been held between Feb. 7 and Feb. 12 (left and right).
New York City Councilor Mark Levine criticized the city for poor communication and said more hawkers had to be on site to schedule appointments. Pictured: unfilled slots for vaccinations at Yankee Stadium
These are, as established by the CDC;
• Cancer (current or remission, including 9/11 related cancers)
• Chronic kidney disease
• Lung disease, including, but not limited to, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate to severe), pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and lung disease related to 9/11
• Intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down syndrome
• Heart disease, including, but not limited to, heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, or hypertension (hypertension)
• Immunocompromised condition (weakened immune system) including, but not limited to, transplantation of solid organs or blood or bone marrow transplantation, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, use of other drugs to weaken immunity or other causes
• Severe obesity (BMI 40 kg / m2), obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg / m2 or more, but <40 kg / m2)
• Pregnancy
• Sickle disease or Thalassemia
• Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
• Cerebrovascular disease (affects the blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
• Neurological conditions that include, but are not limited to, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
• Liver disease