New York City is intensifying its effort to get eligible children vaccinated against coronavirus with the start of the school year weeks away. About 56 percent of 12 to 17 year olds have one dose in them but Dr. Ted Long with the city’s Health Department says the city is pushing hard to raise that percentage before students enter classrooms.
“We are having mobile vaccine units go to malls for back to school sales, multiple malls in every single borough. We are going to preconditioning training, bringing vaccines right to you if you are a student doing pre conditioning training.”
The city is also offering 100 dollars to PTA organizations for every student and family member that they sign up for the vaccine. All students are expected in the classroom with no remote option but the city is working on a learning plan for those who have to quarantine.