YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says walk-in COVID-19 shots will be available to anyone over 60 at mass vaccination sites run by New York state starting Friday. Cuomo announced the new policy at a virtual briefing from Yonkers on Wednesday. It’s a change from previous appointment-only rules that often forced people to spend hours scouring different websites for available slots. People over 50 have been eligible for walk-in vaccinations at dozens of New York City-run sites since last Friday. About 44% of New York state residents have received as least one vaccine dose since the immunization effort began.
Photo: FILE – In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y.. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
