Covid-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites To Open On Long Island

Pop-up COVID vaccination sites are being set up on Long Island as New York looks to get shots in the arms of the areas with the state’s lowest vaccination rates.

A pair of pop-up vaccination sites are scheduled on Long Island.
Photo Credit: *NJ Office of the Governor*

Zak Failla

06/08/2021 1:45 p.m.

This week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that New York can lift most of its COVID-19 restrictions if 70 percent of the population is vaccinated, highlighting the ZIP codes with the lowest rates.

Earlier story - COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates

In an effort to bolster the vaccination numbers on Long Island, Cuomo announced that pop-up sites will be open at:

Roosevelt Library on West Fulton Street on Thursday, June 10.
Smith Point County Park on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley on Friday, June 11;

“Our progress on vaccinations has been instrumental in making it possible to reopen our economy and lift many of the restrictions, but the vaccination rate has slowed dramatically and we need to focus on the places that have low vaccination rates," Cuomo stated.

Nine other sites are set to open across the state as it looks to reopen.

“Pop-up sites have been critical in helping us reach more New Yorkers with the vaccine, and with these 11 new sites we are redeploying our resources and working with local health departments across the state to target the areas that continue to lag on vaccinations,” Cuomo added.

“The vaccine is safe and effective -- and if we want to defeat this virus, we need to get more New Yorkers vaccinated as quickly as possible."

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