NEW: Early details from NYC Health Dept on vaccine distribution, expected to begin with first shipment on Dec 15.

* Health Dept has ultra-cold storage capacity (needed for pfizer vaccine) for up to 320k doses. Most hospitals have or are acquiring their own capacity.
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* Early focus will be on essential workers
* Appointments scheduled and eligibility assessed online
* Recipients will have to affirm on day of appointment that they are symptom free
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* Every time a vaccine is administered it will be recorded in the City's existing vaccine registry (used now for things like flu shots).
* City will monitor if certainly communities are not receiving at adequate levels
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* City will eventually set up temporary vaccine centers, likely in schools, in communities that are showing low rates of vaccination.

Many more details to come. But the fact that vaccination in NYC is close to becoming a reality is thrilling news.
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