COVID On Long Island: Vaccination Site Opens At Nassau Coliseum

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — As more supply becomes available, COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ramping up across the Tri-State Area.

A new distribution site opened Tuesday morning at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

The site will begin administering vaccines to more than 1,000 people this week, officials said.

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County Executive Laura Curran said the new site will help get shots in arms as quickly as possible as vaccine supply increases.

“We’re still having more demand than supply, but it’s starting to catch up,” Curran said. “It’s important that we have this infrastructure in place, that we’re not overwhelmed with the supply, that we have a place to funnel it right in and get it into the arms.”

As of Tuesday, New Yorkers age 50 and up are eligible to get vaccinated.

source https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/23/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site-nassau-coliseum/