Pharmacies In Wash Heights Offering COVID Vaccine To New Groups

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Pharmacies in Washington Heights and Inwood are among the hundreds across New York City that are now administering COVID-19 vaccines to people over 60, teachers, school staff, childcare workers, and those with comorbidities or underlying health conditions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday the new eligible groups of New Yorkers who can now get vaccinated at local pharmacies. Previously, it was only New Yorkers over the age of 60 who could get COVID-19 vaccine shots at pharmacies.

"New Yorkers with comorbidities are among our state's most at-risk residents, and access to the COVID-19 vaccine protects this vulnerable population as we work to defeat the virus and establish the new normal," Cuomo said in a news release. "As New York receives more doses and more people receive the vaccine, we're able to expand the population pharmacies can serve, and this is a commonsense step forward that will help make it easier to protect New Yorkers."

New Yorkers with comorbidities or underlying health conditions can use a doctor's letter, medical information evidence, or a signed certification to show they are eligible.

Here are the following conditions that merit eligibility for the vaccine.

• Cancer (current or in remission, including 9/11-related cancers)
• Chronic kidney disease
• Pulmonary Disease, including but not limited to, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma (moderate-to-severe), pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and 9/11 related pulmonary diseases
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities including Down Syndrome
• Heart conditions, including but not limited to heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, or hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) including but not limited to solid organ transplant or from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, use of other immune weakening medicines, or other causes
• Severe Obesity (BMI 40 kg/m2), Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2)
• Pregnancy
• Sickle cell disease or Thalassemia
• Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus
• Cerebrovascular disease (affects blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
• Neurologic conditions including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease or dementia
• Liver disease

Here are the five Washington Heights and Inwood pharmacies now offering vaccination appointments to those over 60 years old and the newly eligible.

1. Rite Aid Pharmacy at 1033 St. Nicholas Avenue (161st Street)

• Vaccine Type: Moderna
• Schedule An Appointment (Required)

2. Rite Aid Pharmacy at 4188 Broadway (Between 177th and 178th Streets)

• Vaccine Type: Moderna
• Schedule An Appointment (Required)

3. Rite Aid Pharmacy at 1510 St. Nicholas Avenue (Between 185th and 186th Streets)

• Vaccine Type: Moderna
• Schedule An Appointment (Required)

4. Walgreens/Duane Reade at 133 Dyckman Street

• Vaccine Type: Moderna
• Schedule An Appointment (Required)

5. Rite Aid Pharmacy at 4910 Broadway (Near Dyckman Street)

• Vaccine Type: Moderna
• Schedule An Appointment (Required)

You can make an appointment at any of these locations by clicking the "Schedule An Appointment" links above.

The Armory at 651 West 168th Street will also continue to offer vaccines to an even wider range of people.

You can check out all the pharmacy vaccine sites in Manhattan here.