Widespread COVID-19 transmission, driven in part by the omicron variant, has pushed positivity rates past 20% in eastern Brooklyn, southern Queens and parts of the Bronx.
some pop-up vaccine clinics at city schools after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
in New York City, provided that it’s been two months since their one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or six months since their second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shot. In December, the FDA also expanded its emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to include 16- and 17-year-olds. As of December 22nd, the city has administered more than 1.8 additional doses of COVID vaccine.
On average, about 84% of New Yorkers over the age of 55 are fully vaccinated. But the oldest New Yorkers are still behind: just 61% of those over age 85 are fully inoculated. Black New Yorkers also remain undervaccinated, while Hispanic New Yorkers’ vaccination rate has surpassed that of white residents.
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