Night owls or
those with different work schedules are now getting vaccinated whenever they
have the chance in New York.
Bronx
residents will be able to schedule an overnight appointment for the new Johnson
& Johnson vaccine at Yankee Stadium.
Gov. Andrew
Cuomo announced a pilot program for the new vaccine to be administered at all
state-run mass vaccinations sites, including at Yankee Stadium.
Residents can now make their appointment for any time of the day.
Overnight
appointments, specifically for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, will begin at
8 p.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. the next day and continue from there.
The state
will be receiving around 165,000 doses of the single-dose vaccine this week, a
supply that will open up thousands of appointments.
The Pfizer
vaccine will still be administered at Yankee Stadium in a separate area.
Those who were at Yankee Stadium today say they took whatever appointment
was open.
“I guess any shot is better than no shot at all,” one woman said.
The Johnson
& Johnson vaccine will also be available at pharmacies, federally qualified
health centers and different counties.
Javits Center
and the New York State Fair vaccination hub will also be going 24/7 on Friday.
Those who
want to be vaccinated still need to be within the eligibility requirements.