NY expanding walk-in appointments at mass Covid-19 vaccination sites – syracuse.com

Johnson City, N.Y. Anyone in New York age 16 and up can get a Covid-19 vaccine without an appointment starting Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today.

All mass vaccination sites run by the state will take walk-ins for Covid shots starting that day. The state opened walk-in vaccines to those age 60 and up last week.

The state is trying to remove as many obstacles to getting a shot as possible, Cuomo said during a press conference in Johnson City. He acknowledged today that demand for vaccines has eased after arguing last week that supply was still the problem.

Mass vaccination sites around the state have thousands of appointments available, including same-day time slots.

You dont have to call. You dont have to make an appointment, Cuomo said. All the obstacles are removed. All the barriers are removed. Just show up and roll up your sleeve.

Local governments that run their own vaccine clinics will also have the option to accept walk-ins starting Thursday, Cuomo said.

This is our way of saying, if you were intimidated by the process of trying to make an appointment, thats gone, he said. Come in and get a vaccine.

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