Harlem Pharmacies To Give Coronavirus Vaccines To Seniors

HARLEM, NY — Pharmacies in Harlem are among more than 250 pharmacy locations across the city that are now administering COVID-19 vaccines to seniors.

Ten Harlem pharmacies are offering vaccination appointments to anyone 65 and older as part of a federal program.

Participating pharmacies in the neighborhood include:

Central/West Harlem:

• Rite Aid at 35-45 West 125th St.
• Rite Aid at 2170 Frederick Douglass Blvd. (at West 117th Street)
• Walgreens/Duane Reade at 3387 Broadway (at West 137th Street)
• Walgreens/Duane Reade at 320 West 145th St.
• Rite Aid at 3539 Broadway (at West 145th Street)

East Harlem

• Rite Aid at 1849 Second Ave. (at East 96th Street)
• Walgreens/Duane Reade at 1490 Madison Ave. (at East 102nd Street)
• Walgreens/Duane Reade at 1915 Third Ave. (at East 106th Street)
• COSTCO Pharmacy at 517 East 117th St.
• Walgreens/Duane Reade at 135 East 125th St.

All five pharmacies are offering the Moderna vaccine, according to the city's COVID-19 Vaccine Finder map.

The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program will deliver 26,500 vaccine doses a week to Walgreens, Duane Reade, Costco and Rite Aid pharmacies across New York City, officials announced Thursday.

"Pharmacies are a trusted part of our infrastructure, particularly for seniors who rely on them for medications and other services," Dave Chokshi, the city's health commissioner, said in a statement. "These additional doses will be a lifeline for so many city residents."

Other vaccine sites are also open around Harlem, including at city hospitals and medical clinics. Eligible New Yorkers can book vaccine appointments online at vaccinefinder.nyc.gov.

Patch reporter Maya Kaufman contributed.