In some emblematic places of the city, temporary vaccination centers have been opened where not only city residents are inoculated, but also tourists visiting the Big Apple.
Johanna Concepción is originally Colombian, but she has been living in New York for 20 years: “Actually, it is a very good measure because the city has to be safe. And every visitor also needs to be vaccinated; then, in this way we prevent this pandemic from spreading further.”
Starting this weekend, Mayor de Blasio announced that he was opening centers to get vaccinated in tourist places such as: Times Square, Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge Park; a place of tourist attraction that in 2019 received at least 5 million visitors.
John Pinto, a tourist from Colombia, commented cogent on the matter: “Of course it is convenient and true it is a gesture of good will on the part of the government.
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A team of 15 to 20 people made up of medical personnel and municipal workers were in charge of setting up the tents and everything necessary to attend to the patients on dock two of the park. This center is open from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is administered, which is a single dose. The only requirement is to have an ID that shows a majority of 18 years.
The slowly recovering city expects to open at full capacity by July 1. For this summer season, Mayor de Blasio tries to attract tourists again. For this, he says that with an investment of $ 30 million, there will be more job opportunities for New Yorkers and tourists will be able to get vaccinated while visiting the city.
“That is what is required for the economy to reactivate because tourism gives the country a lot of entry into the economic part. So, business and everyone needs to work. New York needs the usual New York,” according to Concepción.
It is expected that with this type of campaign the city will return to what it was prior to the pandemic. However, the cultural and artistic attractions of the city that tend to attract a lot of tourism will continue without activity until September 14.
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