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New York Expands Vaccine Eligibility to People 60 And Over

  • Cuomo says public employees eligible to take shot on March 17
  • Nearly a fifth of New Yorkers have received at least one dose
People wait in line for Covid-19 vaccines at Corsi Houses in Harlem, New York on Jan. 15.

People wait in line for Covid-19 vaccines at Corsi Houses in Harlem, New York on Jan. 15.

Photographer: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he would lower the age for Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to 60 years old from 65 on March 10, as states qualify more groups in response to increasing supply from the federal government.

Essential in-person workers from government agencies and nonprofits will be able to get the shots starting March 17. Public-facing building-service workers also will be eligible, Cuomo said Tuesday while visiting a vaccine site at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. This includes sanitation, motor-vehicles and election workers, county clerks, government inspectors and caseworkers.