For vaccinations against COVID-19 in New York, they offer free subway passes: they will stab right at the stations

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said some subway stations will become mobile COVID-19 vaccination stations. Writes about it New York Post.

People who receive the vaccine - just a single dose of Johnson & Johnson - at the metro station will receive a free seven-day MetroCard, while Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North passengers can expect two free rides, Cuomo said.

“Get vaccinated and ride the subway for free,” the governor said.

“You go into the subway anyway. You walk past the vaccination site. This is a one-time vaccination, ”he said.

New York stations where free vaccinations will be available from Wednesday to Sunday (May 13-16):

• Penn Station - from 15:00 to 20:00
• Central Station - from 08:00 to 13:00
• Broadway Junction - 15:00 to 20:00
• 179th street in Queens - 08:00 to 13:00
• East 180th Street in the Bronx - 08:00 to 13:00
• LIRR Hempstead and Ossining Metro-North will also vaccinate between 15:00 pm and 20:00 pm

Up to 300 people a day can be vaccinated at each site, Cuomo said. And even tourists can now take advantage of such programs, the governor said.

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“I forgot to mention that we are opening vaccinations to everyone - we are abolishing the residency requirement,” the governor said. - Anyone from out of state can get the vaccine in New York. So if you're a tourist and come to New York, we'll get you vaccinated. "

But some do not support such a solution.

“The subway is the dirtiest, uncleanest and most unkempt place in the world,” said student Isis Morel. "People even pee at the metro station."

The Upper Westside woman added, "If people don't go to local pharmacies around every corner, what makes the state think people will get vaccinated on the subway?"

Nonetheless, she said, free passes "are actually a good idea for an incentive as well as for increasing the number of vaccinated homeless people, and possibly tourists as well."

The officials said that for now, transit immunization is limited, so they can see what works best, where and when.

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Cuomo noted that while older people are getting vaccinated at a rapid pace, young people are not.

An MTA spokesman said about 41% of employees received at least one dose of the vaccine. Employee surveys show that this number is even higher - just over 50% of employees received at least one dose.

The state's push for immunization began after the city's Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York would give free tickets everywhere from the Bronx Zoo to Lincoln Center to those who would be vaccinated.

“We have to simplify the process, make it more fun, we have to make it more local,” the mayor said of vaccination.

He said those vaccinated can get free tickets to: New York City Aquarium; Botanical Garden of New York; Brooklyn Botanic Gardens; Bronx Zoo; Lincoln Center, New York Football Club and other locations. They can also get a membership in the Public Theater.