For more information about the Phased Covid Distribution Plan go to https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/phased-distribution-vaccine
The first New Yorker’s to receive the vaccine as part of Phase 1 will be:
- High-risk hospital workers (emergency room workers, ICU staff and Pulmonary Department staff)
- Nursing home residents and staff
- Federally Qualified Health Center employees
- EMS workers
- Coroners, medical examiners and certain funeral workers
- Staff and residents at OPWDD and OMH facilities
- Staff at New York State OASAS facilities
The priority populations will expand the week of December 28, 2020 to include:
- Urgent Care Center employees
- Individuals administering COVID-19 vaccines, including local health department staff
- Residents of OASAS facilities
Next week, we expect to open criteria to ambulatory care health care workers and public-facing public health workers.