{"id":232678,"date":"2021-04-22T02:47:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/half-of-nyc-adults-still-havent-been-vaccinated\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T02:47:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T23:47:28","slug":"half-of-nyc-adults-still-havent-been-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/half-of-nyc-adults-still-havent-been-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"#Half of NYC adults still haven’t been vaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Half of NYC adults still haven’t been vaccinated<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Many people in the city that never sleeps are still snoozing on the COVID-19 vaccine. <\/p>\n

Around half of adults in the New York City are yet to get their first dose \u2014 even though everyone age 16 and over has been eligible for weeks and app<\/a>ointments are widely available.<\/p>\n

Vaccinated New Yorkers are now urging their feet-dragging neighbors to get on board so the Big Apple can finally can finally\u00a0reach herd immunity \u2014 estimated to come when between 70-90 percent of people are inoculated \u2014 and return to its old self. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy getting the vaccine, I feel like one by one, people will be able to help guarantee that we can bring back our normal lives,\u201d said 16-year-old Erin Silva, who got her first dose at the York College vaccination site in Queens Wednesday.<\/p>\n

She said getting vaccinated is crucial so that teens like her can go back to school full-time instead of \u201cstaring at a screen all day and not learning anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Erin Silva, 16, celebrating after getting vaccinated at York College in Queens on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
James Messerschmidt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

As of Wednesday, around 3.2 million New Yorkers, or 49 percent of the city\u2019s adult population, had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and statewide, 42.6 percent of residents have started their inoculations, data show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The number of Big Apple denizens who are fully inoculated \u2014 meaning they\u2019ve received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one shot of the Johnson and Johnson booster \u2014 stood around 32 percent Wednesday, or 2.1 million adults. Statewide, not even a third of New Yorkers are completely inoculated \u2014 only 5.8 million have received their doses, or 29.2 percent of the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The data comes even as all New Yorkers have been eligible for the vaccine since April 6 \u2014 and online appointment portals show tens of thousands of slots now up for grabs, after months of scarcity. <\/p>\n

At the state-run Medgar Evers College mass-vaccination site Wednesday, staff told The Post they usually give out about 3,000 doses a day but by early afternoon, they\u2019d only given out 661.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone who can get it should get it because it protects everyone else too, not just you,\u201d said Maya Man, 24, a new media<\/a> artist who lives in Brooklyn, describing the facility as \u201cfairly empty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost all my friends have gotten it and they\u2019re in their 20s and 30s. I think it\u2019s important more people get it. I tried previously and it was very hard. It\u2019s gotten much easier now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Maya
Maya Man showing off her bandage after getting vaccinated at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Getting teachers vaccinated, which is crucial to reopening schools, is still lagging behind, data from the Department of Education show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only 43 percent of DOE workers \u2014 including teachers, administrators, social workers and guidance counselors \u2014 have gotten the shot, even though educators have been eligible since January. <\/p>\n

New York state currently ranks 14th country-wide for vaccination rates, falling behind other states in the northeast like Maine, Vermont, Connecticut and New Jersey, according to Becker\u2019s Hospital Review<\/a>, which tracks vaccination rates by state.<\/p>\n

Maine currently has the highest vaccination rate nationally with about 33.6 percent of all residents fully inoculated while Georgia and Alabama are the lowest in the nation with just 19.8 and 19.7 percent respectively, data show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Derek Wang posing after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at York College in Queens on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
James Messerschmidt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critics say New York state and city need to do even more to make it as easy as possible for any New Yorker to get a shot in the arm. <\/p>\n

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that most state-run vaccination sites will allow anyone age 60 and over to walk-in and get a dose without an appointment starting Friday \u2014 adding to about 30 city-run sites that are allowing walk-ins for those 50 and over.<\/p>\n

But Councilman Mark Levine, who chairs the city council\u2019s health committee, said that access needs to be open to all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m worried this will confuse people, there are now different rules for city-run sites, state-run sites, pharmacies and other independent providers\u2026 I don\u2019t think the public understands which sites are state run or city run,\u201d Levine told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sooner all the major providers convert to walk-ins for all ages, the better\u2026 This needs to be the kind of thing that is frictionless.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big deal that we\u2019ve gotten 49 percent of adults in New York City with at least one shot but it\u2019s going to take a lot more work to get the next half of the city vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Claudia
Claudia Zenteno, 41, Ruben Olivares, 48, Arleth Bravo, 18, Arcel Bravo, 16 (left to right) all got vaccinated at Medger Evers College in Brooklyn on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Compounding the issue is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s decision to pause use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine after six women reported blood clots after receiving the inoculation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although the one-dose shot made up a small portion of the vaccines in New York and around the country, it is important in accessing people who are difficult to reach, such as the elderly and those in rural areas, or residents who may not come in for a second dose like the homeless.<\/p>\n

The Big Apple had been relying on J&J for those who are homebound and had to stop the program for several days after the federal announcement. The city is now using two-dose vaccines in its place.<\/p>\n

But experts warn that the pause may have also damaged public confidence in vaccination. <\/p>\n

\"People
People waiting on line at the vaccination site at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe actual result in public opinion has been documented in surveys as a dramatic drop in confidence by many people in any of the vaccines, so therefore this has had a major negative impact on people wanted to be vaccinated,\u201d said Dr. Stanley H. Weiss, a public health expert and medical doctor with Rutgers University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said the CDC\u2019s messaging on the pause \u201cfailed\u201d and was \u201cmisinterpreted,\u201d as officials\u2019 caution should have signaled that they were taking safety seriously.<\/p>\n

Federal health officials are set to meet Friday to decide whether to green-light J&J\u2019s return. The vaccine is already rolling back out in Europe, where the European Union\u2019s drug regulatory agency said this week that there\u2019s a \u201cpossible link\u201d to \u201cvery rare cases of unusual blood clots\u201d \u2014 but that the benefits still outweigh the risks.<\/p>\n

\"People
People arriving at the Javits Center in Manhattan to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on April 21, 2021.<\/figcaption>
Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For now, the Big Apple\u2019s restaurants, theaters and stadiums remain at limited capacities, most schools are only partially reopened \u2014 and masks remain mandatory in crowded public spaces, even for those who are fully vaccinated. <\/p>\n

Weiss said \u201cnormal\u201d is likely to come when 80 to 90 percent of the population is inoculated \u2014 but the longer that takes, the more we risk being out run by more-contagious variants of the virus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to be cautious about what we say because it in part depends on how quickly we get the population vaccinated,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe faster we do so, the less risk variants pose, the slower the uptake in getting to high rates of vaccination, the greater of a risk the variants will pose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Kevin Sheehan, Nolan Hicks and Selim Algar<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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