NYC In-Home COVID Vaccinations Now Open For All

NEW YORK CITY — An in-home coronavirus vaccination effort that brought shots to 15,000 New Yorkers is expanding citywide.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced that all New Yorkers aged 12 and sign up for a vaccine dose brought through their door.

“That life-saving vaccine is now available right at your doorstep,” he said.

HAPPENING NOW: @NYCMayor announces that the in-home vaccination program is expanding to ALL New Yorkers 12 and older! Any New Yorker can request an in-home vaccination using the form at https://t.co/JE8DpiDgbU or by calling the hotline at 877-VAX4NYC. pic.twitter.com/laqqZYYmz0
— NYC Seniors (@NYCSeniors) June 23, 2021

The city first rolled the program out to seniors and other home bound New Yorkers. Despite some hiccups with supply of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the effort managed to vaccinate 15,000 people.

Vaccinations among seniors in New York City are higher than other groups.

About 74 percent of people 65 and up in the city have received at least one dose of vaccine, compared to 55 percent of all ages, according to city data.

Recent vaccination efforts have concentrated on getting younger New Yorkers shots, or people who live in communities with low inoculation rates.

De Blasio noted the city has distributed more than 9 million doses of vaccine but needs to do more.

"Anyone who's sitting out there and thinking, 'Wow, I'm ready, but I'd rather the vaccine be done right here in my home, go to nyc.gov/homevaccine, fill out the request, and we'll send the vaccinators to your door," he said.