Governor Cuomo Announces New Yorkers 30 Years of Age and Older Will Be Eligible to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine – ny.gov

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a new expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in New York. Beginning Tuesday, March 30 at 8 a.m., all New Yorkers 30 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine. Beginning April 6, universal eligibility goes into effect and all New Yorkers 16 years of age and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine.

Additionally, the Governor announced more than 2 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered at New York State-run and FEMA-assisted mass vaccination sites. Statewide, more than 9 million total doses have been administered across all vaccination sites.171,419doses have been administered across the state's vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1.3 million doses have been administered over the past seven days. Delivery of the week 16 allocation begins mid-week.

"Today we take a monumental step forward in the fight to beat COVID. Beginning March 30, all New Yorkers age 30 or older will be able to be vaccinated, and all New Yorkers age 16 or older will be eligible on April 6, well ahead of the May 1 deadline set by the White House,"Governor Cuomo said."As we continue to expand eligibility, New York will double down on making the vaccine accessible for every community to ensureequity, particularly for communities of color who are too often left behind. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but until we get there it is more important than ever for each and every New Yorker to wear a mask, socially distance and follow all safety guidelines."

New York's vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals still far exceed the supply coming from the federal government. Due to limited supply, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient andare advisednot to show up atvaccinationsites without an appointment.

The'Am I Eligible'screening toolhas beenupdatedfor individuals with comorbidities and underlying conditions with new appointments released on a rolling basis over the next weeks. New Yorkers can use the following to show they are eligible:

Vaccinationprogramnumbers below are for doses distributed and delivered to New York for the state'svaccinationprogram, and do not include those reserved for thefederal government's Long Term Care Facilityprogram. A breakdown of the databased on numbers reported to New York State as of 11 AM today is as follows.

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWNTotal doses administered -9,056,970Total doses administered over past 24 hours -171,419Total doses administered over past 7 days -1,319,740Percent of New Yorkers with at least onevaccinedose -29.6%Percent of New Yorkers with completedvaccineseries - 16.8%

People with at least onevaccinedose

People with completevaccineseries

Region

Cumulative

Total

Increase over past

24 hours

Cumulative

Total

Increase over past

24 hours

Capital Region

357,394

3,877

200,958

8,021

Central New York

311,758

4,284

194,857

6,867

Finger Lakes

368,859

3,160

203,175

6,570

Long Island

701,770

14,940

383,896

8,407

Mid-Hudson

591,167

8,028

297,557

6,725

Mohawk Valley

157,251

2,026

95,271

3,855

New York City

2,650,332

30,475

1,550,456

46,616

North Country

166,341

1,612

110,527

2,739

Southern Tier

200,871

2,372

109,912

2,980

Western New York

392,535

4,186

212,587

4,606

Statewide

5,898,278

74,960

3,359,196

97,386

1st doses fully delivered to New York Providers

2nd doses fully delivered to New York Providers

TOTAL

CUMULATIVE

Week 1

Doses arriving 12/14 - 12/20

163,650

0

163,650

163,650

Week 2

Doses arriving 12/21 - 12/27

452,125

0

452,125

615,775

Week 3

Doses arriving 12/28 - 01/03

227,395

0

227,395

843,170

Week 4

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