NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The NYPD is halting its distribution of some COVID vaccines to officers because of a statewide shortage.
A message sent to uniformed officers Wednesday reads: "Effective immediately, due to a statewide shortage, the department will temporarily cease the first dose of distribution of the covid 19 vaccine."
The message was obtained by the New York Post, which reported that the move does not impact the administration of second doses to officers who already got the first shot.
The pause comes a week after the NYPD began rolling out the vaccine to officers.
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state would only receive 250,000 doses of the vaccine from the federal government this week—down from about 300,000 doses in the weeks prior.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the city was on track to use up its vaccine supply by week's end.
"At the rate we are going we will begin to run out on Thursday," de Blasio said during a briefing. "We will have literally nothing left to give as of Friday."
