Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York State should receive 170 thousand coronavirus vaccine doses by mid December, pending FDA approval.
State officials believe the first couple batches of the coronavirus vaccine will be able to cover all the nursing home patients and its staff members. Governor Cuomo says next will be healthcare workers.
“600 thousand healthcare workers. You have to prioritize the healthcare workers. And it’s going to start with emergency room, ICU, people working with COVID people."
Cuomo thinks the state will need to educate New Yorkers that the vaccine is safe in order to get many people to take it.
“You can’t force somebody to take this vaccine. Right now I think you are going to see a significant fall off if I had to guess.”