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State Officials Quietly Roll Back Vaccination Hours At Javits Center, No Longer 24/7 Site
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Published Mar 13, 2021
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The Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan is no longer operating around the clock after state officials confirmed they stopped a pilot program that exclusively offered the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the massive, state-run convention facility overnight.
Jill Montag, a spokesperson for the state health department, confirmed that the 24/7 pilot program at Javits ended this past Wednesday "as planned."
“...We continue to expand capacity at the site to prepare for the expected increase in doses," Montag said in the statement. "More than 180,000 shots have been administered at Javits (since it opened), and we will continue to expand operations as vaccine supply allows.”
Last Saturday, Javits began operating as a 24/7 vaccination center. More than 41,000 people were provided either the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot or the Pfizer vaccine over a three-day period at Javits, according to state health officials. One of those days saw 14,187 people receive the shot, which health officials say was the largest number of people to get vaccinated at one location in a single day. The hours of operation have now been scaled back, opened only from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Last week the state announced that Javits, along with Yankee Stadium, will be open 24 hours to provide the inoculations against COVID-19. This comes as infection rates are steadily decreasing across the state.
Figures compiled by the state show that of the 225,893 people tested for the virus on Friday, 6,600 people were positive, bringing the positivity rate at 2.92% across the state. The seven-day rolling average stands at 3.16%.
In a statement, Cuomo said the state "can't let our guard down until more New Yorkers are vaccinated and the infection rate drops further."
State health officials also reported 77 people have died from COVID-19 on Friday, with 11 deaths in the Bronx, 17 in Brooklyn, six in Manhattan, nine in Queens, and three in Staten Island.
A drop in COVID-19 cases has coincided with an increase in the number of people obtaining a vaccine. A breakdown of figures provided by the state shows 2,214,112 people have either received part of their vaccine series or completed their inoculations, whether it be the two-dose shot from Moderna or Pfizer, or the single-dose vaccine provided by Johnson & Johnson.
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