Get Your Booster Here: Hochul Announces Westchester Vaxx Pop-Ups

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — It may have just gotten a little bit easier to secure your coronavirus vaccination booster shot in Westchester.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Friday evening, announced that more than 40 new pop-up vaccination sites across New York State are planned. The effort is intended to fight the one-two-punch of the winter surge and the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

These sites will begin this weekend and are part of a multi-week effort, in partnership with local county health departments and community partners, to build on the state's outreach efforts to get all New Yorkers fully vaccinated and boosted, according to the governor.

"The winter surge is in full force, but we are not defenseless," Hochul said announcing the initiative last night. "We have the tools to fight this virus and its variants: Get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask. We will continue working with local partners to make vaccines, boosters and testing widely available as soon possible so that all New Yorkers can protect themselves and their loved ones."

In Westchester County, the first pop-up clinic will be held in Mount Vernon on Sunday.

The four clinics planned in the county will offer both the Pfizer-BioNTech Booster and Moderna Booster:

• Dec. 19, held at Grace Baptist Church, 52 S 6th Ave. in Mount Vernon from 1 p.m. to 4p.m. (Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna Booster available)
• Dec. 29 held at Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church, 312 S. 8th Ave. in Mount Vernon from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. (Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster available).
• Jan. 8 and 29, held at Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Ave in Yonkers from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m (Pfizer-BioNTech 12+, Pfizer-BioNTech Booster, Moderna 18+, Moderna Booster available).

"I am urging everyone to get fully vaccinated and boosted now, ahead of the holidays, as it is our best defense against the virus and its variants," Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said. "By making a plan to visit one of these Pop-Ups that is convenient for you and your family, you are helping to keep your family and all New Yorkers safe. Remember, we should all prepare for the holidays by doing everything we can to keep the most vulnerable in our families and communities safe."