Half Of NYC At Least Partially Vaccinated Against Coronavirus

NEW YORK CITY — Half of every New Yorker out walking, riding the subway and dining in a restaurant is at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus.

New York City on Friday surpassed the 50 percent mark, with roughly 3.29 million adults who received a first shot, according to city data.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday also announced the city eclipsed another important milestone.

"As of today, over 6 million vaccinations have been given in the City of New York since we began," he said.

The city's vaccination has significantly taken off since a rocky start and bottlenecks in supply.

Supply, in fact, appears to have eclipsed demand — appointments for doses are wide open and de Blasio on Friday opened up all city-run vaccination sites for appointment-free walk-in doses.

Lot of big vaccination news in NYC today. First, half the city has received at least one dose https://t.co/kZ2jGnTHAv
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But the city has still yet to reach the threshold for herd immunity, much less de Blasio's goal of 5 million fully vaccinated New Yorkers by June.

As of Friday, 33 percent of New York city dwellers are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to data. And not all boroughs are vaccinating as quickly as their neighbors.

Brooklyn and the Brooklyn have 45 percent and 41 percent of their residents, respectively, partially vaccinated, data shows.

Meanwhile, Manhattan's partial vaccination rate is at 60 percent while Queens and Staten Island hover near 50 percent, according to data.