N.Y. Hospitals Told to Pick Up Vaccine Pace

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New York state led the nation in testing for the coronavirus. But its rollout of a vaccination program has been slow by comparison, and Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting part of the blame on hospitals.

More than half of the shots received by 194 public and private hospitals statewide remain unused, Cuomo said at a briefing Monday. While some have used nearly all of their allocation, others have given out as little as 15%, he said. New York City’s public hospitals have administered 31%, according to Cuomo.