The mayor of the city, Bill de Blasio, explained that the Municipality is still waiting for a new plan by the federal government to continue with the vaccination campaign against COVID.
He stressed that when the Johnson & Johnson company vaccine is approved, the chances of moving forward will increase significantly since it is a vaccine that only needs one dose.
He emphasized that the municipal government has immunized 628,831 New Yorkers and noted that New York City has 19,032 remaining doses.
He informed that it is planned to receive a supply of 107,825 doses for this week and that the process of rescheduling appointments will continue.
However, de Blasio also stated that flexibility is needed so that the vaccines that are being reserved for the second dose are now used strategically.
Regarding local restaurants, he stressed the importance of Takeaway week, which has a record number of participants, both local and specialized distributors.
For more information about the restaurant week you can visit the website: nycgo.com/restaurantweek
Regarding the new indicators used to measure progress in the fight against coronavirus, the most recent data showed:
- Number of positive cases admitted to hospitals: 240 (65%)
- Number of hospitalizations per 100,000 population, 7-day median (NYS): 5.18
- COVID-19 reported cases, 7-day average: 4743
- Percentage of patients who tested positive, 7-day average: 8.44%
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