NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – All city-run vaccination sites are now offering walk-in appointments to any New Yorker 16 years and older, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday.
“All city-run sites will be open for walk-ins as of today—for all sites, for all age levels,” de Blasio said at a briefing. “So you can just walk up and get vaccinated.”
People 16 and older are approved for the Pfizer vaccine, while people 18 and older are approved for the Moderna vaccine, de Blasio said.
The mayor said the city was confident it could accommodate a higher volume of walk-ins after a pilot program focusing on older adults was successful.
The mayor also announced that all city-run sites will be open to New Yorkers regardless of any geographic restrictions that previously existed, meaning residents can go to any site across the five boroughs to get vaccinated.
De Blasio said the city is also urging community health centers to allow walk-ins and encouraging private health care providers to directly reach out to their patients about getting vaccinated.
Eligible New Yorkers can find a city-run vaccination site or schedule an appointment by using nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or by calling 877-VAX-4NYC.
De Blasio said the city had reached another vaccine milestone Friday, surpassing 6 million doses administered.
Starting Friday, walk-in vaccinations are available to New York state residents 60 years and older at 16 state-run sites, including the Javits Center, Yankee Stadium, York College, Medgar Evers College and the Aqueduct Race Track. Find a full list of the 16 sites here.