In the middle of a new episode of confrontation between the Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Mayor Bill de Blasio, this Monday the New York Health authorities they put their foot on the gas announcing a new route to speed up the process of vaccination against COVID-19, which has been described as “slow” despite the availability of new immunizations of Pfizer and Moderna.
The state has received more than 774,000 doses of the new vaccines against coronavirus, but until last Saturday they had only administered 237,000 injections, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“Hospitals that have had the new drugs for the past three weeks have used only about 46% of doses on average ”, according to the numbers presented by the state president.
While some hospitals have administered nearly all of their doses, others have used just as only 15%, according to the governor, who especially put in that “blacklist” to health centers and hospitals administered by the authorities of the Big Apple.
Cuomo lobbied state hospitals to administer the vaccine faster and announced fines up to $ 100,000, if they don’t administer their coronavirus vaccine allocations by the end of this week.
“This is a management problem for local leaders. They have to move faster, ”Cuomo said.
Going forward, state hospitals will be required to use their doses within a week of receiving them, providers who are late they could receive more penalties.
De Blasio hurries the march
Minutes before the governor’s “sentence”, Mayor Bill de Blasio had offered details of his “Immediate plan” of the first phase of a million vaccines that are proposed to be applied in January in the Big Apple. Part of the strategy is to bring immunizations closer to the neighborhoods most affected by the pandemic, through three points that will be installed this coming weekend in El Bronx, Queens y Brooklyn.
From this Monday the state vaccination plan widens considerably who can get the first dose, adding all the workers of public and private health centers who have contact with patients, including psychiatric centers, physical therapy, dentists and orthodontists, optometrists, pharmacists and health care teams of public schools.
“We already fine-tune all the storage and distribution logistics like no other city in the country. The 250 centers are already located so that the coverage is effective and equitable among New Yorkers, even more so in the localities that have suffered the most from the pandemic. We hope to count on the timely supply of the Federal Administration to crystallize this ambition ”, the Mayor stressed.
The City’s announcement coincides with a key week. It is expected that the viral infection could escalate dimensions that are worrying by the Effects of meetings during the Holidays.
Already the average infected climbed to 9.02% in the last seven days and 3,976 new cases have been weighted in the same period of time.
Last Sunday they passed away 170 people due to complications associated with the virus in the state, of which 24 were confirmed in the Big Apple.
Who’s next?
The expectation is that from January 11 The vast majority of nursing home and home care personnel who are in contact with patients, including addiction support centers and also for the disabled, have all the facilities for inoculation in the city.
If the schedule is met, as shared by the New York City Health authorities, in February there will be a phase where they begin to vaccinate to over 75 years or more and essential workers who cannot physically distance themselves because they work with the public.
For March and April the shift would be for people aged 65 to 74, as well as all those New Yorkers who have pre-existing illnesses. Also for the rest of the essential workforce.
It is calculated that if the supply of the new drugs is fully met, for the summer and immunizations are available for the rest of the population in the Big Apple.
He Dr Dave Chokshi, commissioner of New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) believes it imperative that the Federal Government accelerate the pace of vaccination in nursing homes, operated by CVS y Walgreens.
“We plan that our hospitals work seven days a week and on holidays. It will be an intense month as we increase vaccination capacity, even as we continue to fight the second wave, ”explained Choski.
General slowness
According to the latest figures from the CDC, 4.2 million people had received the vaccine in the country until last weekend, despite the fact that the authorities announced that at the end of December they would be inoculated 20 million people.
This means that only one has been vaccinated 20% of the 20 million of citizens that was planned.
Three vaccination centers:
The next Sunday January 10, from 9 am to 7 pm, he DOHMH confirms that in addition to the regular hospital centers, doses will be administered to eligible groups, in three new special points:
- Campus educativo Bushwick, 400 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn
- Hillcrest High School, 160-05 Highland Avenue, Queens
- South Bronx Educational Campus, 701 St. Ann’s Avenue, He Bronx
This is the vaccination in NYC:
- 110,241 doses of vaccines had been administered as of this Sunday in the Big Apple, according to data from the New York City Department of Health (DOHMH).
- 100,000 inoculaciones It is estimated that they will be able to reach 160 points this week.
- 443,000 doses are available right now in the city.
- 400,000 injections on average for each week he aims to reach DOHMH by the end of this month.
How long do you have to get vaccinated?
- For more detailed information about the phases, appointments and questions about the vaccination plan in New York City, see: nyc.gov/covid19/vaccine
- To learn more about New York State immunization guidelines visit: covid19vaccine.ny.gov
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