New Vaccination Pop-Up Site Coming To East Hampton Friday

EAST HAMPTON, NY — As New York State's coronavirus positivity rate continues to decline, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced 13 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites this week — including one in East Hampton.

The East Hampton vaccinations will be given at Most Holy Trinity Parish Church, located at 79 Buell Lane, on Friday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The sites will provide first doses to 3,850 people statewide, he said.

Since January 15, more than 90 community-based pop-up sites have administered the first dosage; as has been the case with previous pop-up sites, the new 13 sites will be re-established in three weeks to administer second doses, Cuomo said.

On Wednesday, New York's Covid-19 seven-day average positivity rate declined for the 40th day in a row, standing at 3.58 percent.

Twelve additional cases of the U.K. variant were identified in New York State, with 11 in New York City and one in Broome County; to date, there are 82 known cases of the U.K .variant in New York State, Cuomo said.

As federal vaccine supply increases, New York will continue to establish the pop-up sites at all 33 NYCHA senior housing developments, with more than 7,600 seniors. Pop-up locations will also continue to be established at other public housing complexes statewide, as well as at more than 300 churches and cultural centers.

"COVID impacted communities of color at a much higher rate, and it exposed the inequalities that have existed in our nation's health care system for decades," Cuomo said. "From day one we have made the fair and equitable distribution of the vaccine a top priority, but two issues still exist, especially in our Black and Brown communities — accessibility and skepticism. These pop-up sites allow us to work with the local leaders and trusted voices in those communities that were hit the hardest by COVID, helping to ensure access to and instill confidence in the vaccine, while also furthering our goal to vaccinate every single New Yorker."