Appointments Filled For Hudson Valley Pop-Up Vaccine Sites

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Two pop-up clinics in the Hudson Valley are among 16 community-based vaccination sites opening over the next week at churches, public housing developments and community centers.

The sites are expected to vaccinate more than 4,500 people throughout the week.

Since Jan. 15, more than 145 community-based pop-up sites have administered more than 55,000 first doses of the coronavirus vaccine, state officials said. As has been the case with previous pop-up sites, these will be re-established in three weeks to administer second doses.

The 16 sites being established over the next week include two in the Hudson Valley, two on Long Island, two in Western New York, one in the Finger Lakes, one in the Capital region, and eight in New York City.

HUDSON VALLEY

Haverstraw Community Center
50 W. Broad Street,
Haverstraw, NY
Open: Thursday, March 18, 9 AM - 4 PM **appointments at this site are all filled

St. Thomas Episcopal Church
168 W Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Open: Saturday, March 20, 9AM - 5PM **appointments at this site are all filled

New York health officials said as the federal vaccine supply continues to increase, sites will be opened at public housing complexes statewide, senior housing developments in NYC, and at more than 300 churches and community centers that have volunteered through the Vaccine Equity Task Force.

Many of these pop-up sites are set up through partnerships with public and private health care providers. Here's how it works: Host sites and partner providers conduct outreach in their communities and work with local leaders and organizations to identify eligible residents and schedule appointments.

Rockland County, for example, has had pop-up clinics in Haverstraw and Spring Valley, communities which were hard-hit by the coronavirus. SEE: Vaccine Rates Lowest In Rockland Where Coronavirus Hit Hardest

"A distribution system can't just grow - it has to grow equitably," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an announcement Thursday about the newest pop-up clinics. "That's why from the outset we've prioritized the fair and equitable distribution of the vaccine through special efforts like pop-up sites that are being established in the communities that were hit hardest by COVID to help ensure underserved New Yorkers are not left behind in the distribution process."

SEE ALSO: Rockland County Exec: Politics Not Population Affecting NY Vaccine Sites