Health & Fitness
Javits, Yankee Stadium Will Offer Walk-In COVID Vaccine Shots
New Yorkers 60 and up can get coronavirus vaccines without appointments starting Friday at state-run mass vaccination sites.
NEW YORK CITY — Mass vaccination sites at Javits Center, Yankee Stadium and elsewhere across New York City soon will offer COVID-19 vaccine without appointments to New Yorkers 60 and up.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said those walk-in shots will be offered at 16 state-run mass vaccination sites starting Friday.
"For people over 60 years old — I'm one of them — really no excuses," he said. "Just show up."
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Cuomo's announcement dovetails with a recent move by New York City officials to create more walk up vaccination opportunities for city dwellers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently said certain city-run sites will offer walk-in shots to New Yorkers 50 and up.
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"Currently, it's for folks 50 years old and older, at 30-plus city vaccination sites," he said Wednesday. "We're looking to expand that effort. And we'll have more to say on that soon."
New Yorkers can find walk-in city-run sites at nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or calling 877-VAX-4NYC.
The state-run mass vaccination sites are:
- Javits Center
- Yankee Stadium
- Medgar Evers College
- Aqueduct Racetrack
- York College
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