Rockland Officials Start Youth Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign

BARDONIA, NY — Rockland's five town supervisors and County Executive Ed Day visited Albertus Magnus High School Tuesday to promote the vaccination of young adults age 16 and up.

The first 10 Albertus Magnus students vaccinated were declared the Vaccine Ambassadors of Rockland County.

The local governments are working together to get more Rockland County residents vaccinated. More than half of Rockland's adults have received at least one dose of vaccine. However, vaccination rates vary greatly across local communities, with the lowest in Monsey — 10 percent — and the highest in Orangeburg, 60 percent.

As of Monday, 952 Rocklanders have died of COVID-19. There are 468 active cases and 16 people are currently hospitalized with confirmed cases, the county reported.