Health & Fitness
NYC Breaks Record With 105K Coronavirus Vaccine Shots In One Day
The city on Thursday saw more New Yorkers get COVID-19 vaccine doses than any other day, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
NEW YORK CITY — As all adult New Yorkers became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, the city set a new single-day record for shots going into arms.
A total of 104,600 doses were distributed Thursday in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. He told WNYC's Brian Lehrer on Friday that it's the second day the effort broke six figures.
The single-day haul is more than the total population of Albany, he said.
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"It's like we've vaccinated a whole city in one day," he said.
Universal eligibility for New Yorkers began Tuesday and it appears the vaccine supply — once at a trickle — is largely keeping pace with demand for doses.
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De Blasio said the city looks on pace to consistently meet his long-held goal of doling out 500,000 doses a week.
That weekly total could reach 600,000 or more as supply comes in, he said.
The city's vaccine finder can be found here and the state's here.
More information on the vaccination sign-up process can be found here.
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