Governor Cuomo Announces Federal Vaccine Supply to Increase to 20% for the Next Three Weeks

Total of 2 Million Vaccines Administered To Date

Private Pharmacies Will Receive an Additional 10% Directly from the Federal Government to Supplement the Doses Allocated to Them by the State

As of Noon today, New York’s Health Care Distribution Sites Have Administered 91% of First Doses Received from Federal Government

Vaccine Dashboard Will Update Daily to Provide Updates on the State’s Vaccine Program; Go to ny.gov/vaccinetracker

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program. As of noon today, New York’s health care distribution sites have received 1,554,450 first doses and already administered 91 percent or 1,414,241 first dose vaccinations and 76 percent of first and second doses. Delivery of the week 8 allocation from the federal government begins mid-week.

Following a call with the White House, Governor Cuomo who chairs the National Governors Association, announced that the federal supply to the states will increase to 20 percent for the next three weeks, up from the initial 16 percent bump. Private pharmacies in the state who are charged with prioritizing the 65-plus population will now receive an additional 10 percent, or about 30,000 doses, directly from the federal government to supplement the doses allocated to them by the State. Given the overall increase to the State’s supply, the Governor is granting localities the flexibility to add restaurant workers, taxi drivers, and developmentally disabled facilities to the 1B vaccine prioritization group.

“We’re in a footrace to vaccinate the entire eligible population while continuing to keep the infection rate low,” Governor Cuomo said. “We’re moving heaven and earth to administer as many doses as possible, but on a global level we are experiencing high demand and scarce amounts of the vaccine. We have much more distribution in place than we have supply, and as soon as we have more doses from the federal government we can get those shots in the arms of New Yorkers as quickly and fairly, while continuing to make sure the communities hardest hit have access to and trust in the vaccine. In the meantime, I urge New Yorkers to be smart and take measures we know work to keep the infection rate low – wear a mask, wash your hands and socially distance.”

State demographic data of hospital workers in the 1A eligibility group who were offered and accepted the vaccine provides insight into the vaccine hesitancy/acceptance rate among New Yorkers. The demographic breakdown of the eligible 1A population is 70 percent white; 17 percent African American; 8 percent Hispanic or Latino; and 11 percent Asian hospital workers. Of the total 1A eligible population, 63 percent of vaccine recipients were white, 10 percent of vaccine recipients were African American; 10 percent of vaccine recipients were Hispanic or Latino, and 16 percent of vaccine recipients were Asian.

Approximately 7.1 million New Yorkers are currently eligible to receive the vaccine. The federal government has increased the weekly supply by 20 percent over the next three weeks, but New York’s vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals still far exceed the supply coming from the federal government. Due to limited supply, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and are advised not to show up at vaccination sites without an appointment.

Vaccination program numbers are for doses distributed and delivered to New York for the state’s vaccination program, and do not include those reserved for the federal government’s Long Term Care Facility program. A breakdown of the data based on numbers reported to New York State as of 12:00 PM today is as follows:

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

• First Doses Received – 1,554,450
• First Doses Administered – 1,414,241, 91%
• Second Doses Received – 725,050
• Second Doses Administered – 321,204

Region	Total Doses Received	Total Doses Administered	% of Total Doses Administered/Received
Capital Region	137,840	115,442	84%
Central New York	108,865	105,776	97%
Finger Lakes	136,255	117,104	86%
Long Island	288,360	213,037	74%
Mid-Hudson	219,420	147,854	67%
Mohawk Valley	59,860	41,529	69%
New York City	1,040,800	766,516	74%
North Country	62,350	44,578	71%
Southern Tier	67,835	53,481	79%
Western New York	157,915	130,128	82%
Statewide	2,279,500	1,735,445	76%

	1st doses fully delivered to New York for Healthcare Distribution Sites	2nd doses fully delivered to New York for Healthcare Distribution Sites	TOTAL	CUMULATIVE
Week 1Doses arriving 12/14 – 12/20	90,675	0	90,675	N/A
Week 2 Doses arriving 12/21 – 12/27	392,025	0	392,025	482,700
Week 3Doses arriving 12/28 – 01/03	201,500	0	201,500	684,200
Week 4Doses arriving 01/04 – 01/10	160,050	90,675	250,725	934,925
Week 5 Doses arriving 01/11 – 01/17	209,400	45,825	255,225	1,190,150
Week 6Doses arriving 01/18- 01/24	250,400	428,100	678,500	1,868,650
Week 7Doses arriving01/25 – 01/31