https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-draft-new-york-state-covid-19-vaccination-administration-program<\/a><\/p>\nThe draft program\u00a0was developed\u00a0in consultation with leading\u00a0clinical and public health experts, and requires\u00a0collaboration and partnership with local departments of health, community partners and organizations, and the federal government.<\/p>\n
Given the many unknowns at this point in the vaccine development process, the draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program is\u00a0designed\u00a0to be flexible and account for multiple variables and scenarios regarding\u00a0vaccine availability, timeline for vaccine approval, delineation of federal and state responsibilities, funding, supply chain needs, and allocation requirements.<\/p>\n
\"We are coming up with a plan on many presumptions. We\u00a0don't\u00a0know how many doses we're going to get. We\u00a0don't\u00a0know what vaccine we're going to get. We\u00a0don't\u00a0know when we're going to get it. The state will have a statewide vaccination plan. We will do it in concert with the federal government. The federal government is in charge of producing the actual vaccine and distributing the vaccines,\"\u00a0said Governor Cuomo.<\/strong> \"States cannot do this on their own. Period. This is a massive undertaking. This is a larger operational undertaking than\u00a0anything\u00a0we have done under COVID to date. This is a more complicated undertaking and task. And we need the federal government to be a competent partner with this state and with every state.\"<\/p>\nFollowing the determination that the vaccine is safe and effective, the draft Vaccination Program prioritizes vaccination recipients based on science, clinical expertise, and public health. The plan puts forward the following proposed prioritization matrix to ensure those most at risk and essential workers are priority recipients, with particular attention paid to those living in communities with highest COVID prevalence.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n| <\/td>\n | High COVID-19 Prevalence in Geographic Area<\/td>\n | Low COVID-19 Prevalence in Geographic Area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
\n\n| High Risk Populations\/ Essential Healthcare Workers<\/td>\n | Priority 1<\/td>\n | Priority 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| Lower Risk Populations\/ Other Essential Workers<\/td>\n | Priority 3<\/td>\n | Priority 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| General Population<\/td>\n | Priority 5<\/td>\n | Priority 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Within each phase, the draft plan puts forward the following proposed additional prioritization phases to\u00a0be used\u00a0based on vaccine availability and vaccination rates:<\/p>\n \n\n\n| Phase 1<\/td>\n | \n\n- Healthcare workers (clinical and non-clinical) in patient care settings\u00a0(ICU, ED, EMS top priority)<\/li>\n
- Long-term care facility workers who regularly interact with residents<\/li>\n
- Most at-risk long-term care facility patients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n| Phase 2<\/td>\n | \n\n- First responders (fire, police, national guard)<\/li>\n
- Teachers\/school staff (in-person instructions), childcare providers<\/li>\n
- Public Health workers<\/li>\n
- Other essential frontline workers that regularly interact with public (pharmacists, grocery store workers, transit employees, etc.) or maintain critical infrastructure<\/li>\n
- Other long-term care facility patients and those living in other congregate settings<\/li>\n
- Individuals in general population deemed particularly high risk due to comorbidities and health conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n| Phase 3<\/td>\n | \n\n- Individuals over 65<\/li>\n
- Individuals under 65 with high-risk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n| Phase 4<\/td>\n | \n\n- All other essential workers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n| Phase 5<\/td>\n | \n | | | | | |