Here Is The City-Sponsored COVID Vaccine Hub In The West Village

WEST VILLAGE, NY — With Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Tuesday announcement that more groups of New Yorkers are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, West Villagers are signing themselves and family members up for the shot.

For West Village residents looking to stay in the neighborhood, there is currently one city-sponsored vaccine site in the West Village.

Rite Aid Store: 534 Hudson Street

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The city-sponsored sites, which began opening for the first time Sunday, allow eligible New Yorkers to get free COVID-19 vaccine shots across the city.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there are 24 vaccine sites in Manhattan, but more are expected to open in the coming days and weeks.

Cuomo announced on Tuesday that New Yorkers over the age of 65 will now be eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention altered its guidance on vaccine prioritization to recommend inoculating that group.

The expanded criteria will open up vaccinations to at least 1.8 million more New York State residents, Cuomo said.

Immunocompromised individuals are also slated to become eligible to get vaccinated under the new federal guidelines, but state officials are still working with the CDC to determine who qualifies as part of that group, according to Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to the governor.

You can check out the "COVID-19 Vaccine Finder" tool created by the city, here.

Patch reporter Maya Kaufman contributed to this report.