Kings County Government: Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Announces Partnership With SOMOS Community Care To Vacci ...

Press release from the Kings County Government:

March 26, 2021

New York State will Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Directly to Doctors' Offices in SOMOS Health Network Predominately Located in Lower Income Communities of Color; Program to Start in the Coming Weeks

75 Medical Practices in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens Will Vaccinate New Yorkers — Scaling Up to 100 Practices as Supply Allows

Builds on Governor's Continued Efforts to Reduce Barriers to Vaccine Access and Combat Vaccine Hesitancy

Governor Cuomo: "Today we're announcing that SOMOS, which has a fantastic network of community clinics, 2,500 pharmacists, in many of the communities across this state that need healthcare the most, you have SOMOS doctors and you have the SOMOS organization. 2,500 doctors, goal of 1 million vaccinations, SOMOS alone. The state is going to be providing vaccines directly to SOMOS so they can get those needles in those arms in those hard-to-reach communities."

Cuomo: "We also open today the Hurricane Maria Memorial which we said that we would build after Hurricane Maria to remember the victims of Hurricane Maria but also to remember the experience and the solidarity with the people of Puerto Rico. Also, as a memorial for the connection between the people of New York and the people of Puerto Rico. That Hurricane Maria memorial is located at Battery Park City. From that memorial you see the Statue of Liberty. It is the New York Harbor and it's our way of once again memorializing all of our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters who came to New York and joined the New York family."

This press release was produced by the Kings County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.