CVS Begins Administering Coronavirus Vaccines In NY

NEW YORK, NY — As the company announced last week, CVS is now offering vaccinations for the new coronavirus at a limited number of pharmacies in New York and around the United States.

Of the 27 announced New York pharmacy locations, as of 1:48 p.m. Thursday, only the one in Clinton still said appointments were available.

Here are the locations where shots will be administered as listed on the CVS website.

• Batavia, NY
• Bethpage, NY
• Carmel, NY
• Clinton, NY
• Colonie, NY
• Eastchester, NY
• Endwell, NY
• Fairport, NY
• Glenville, NY
• Hamburg, NY
• Hudson Falls, NY
• Kingston, NY
• Lewiston, NY
• Little Falls, NY
• Manorville, NY
• Margaretville, NY
• Olean, NY
• Owego, NY
• Poughkeepsie, NY
• Queensbury, NY
• Saratoga Springs, NY
• Skaneateles, NY
• Stony Point, NY
• Valatie, NY
• West Sayville, NY
• Westfield, NY
• Wynantskill, NY

After clicking on the "Schedule an appointment now" link, people were led to a message that said, "We're experiencing heavy traffic. This page will automatically refresh every 30 seconds. Stay with us: we'll get you in soon."

The pharmacy chain announced originally that 32 stores in New York communities would begin administering 20,600 doses of the vaccine.

To get the vaccine, people must meet New York's coronavirus vaccination criteria and must register at CVS.com, through the CVS Pharmacy app or by calling 1-800-746-7287. Walk-ins will not be accepted.

Vaccines will be given out at 300 stores in 11 states. Besides New York, the states are California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

The company said its goal is to administer up to 25 million shots a month.