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Governor Cuomo Announces Draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program - ny.gov
Oct 18, 2020 1 min, 49 secs

Draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program Available Here.

Cuomo today announced the NYS Department of Health has released a draft COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program that serves as an initial framework for ensuring the safe and effective distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine in New York.

The draft program was developed in consultation with leading clinical and public health experts, and requires collaboration and partnership with local departments of health, community partners and organizations, and the federal government.

Given the many unknowns at this point in the vaccine development process, the draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program is designed to be flexible and account for multiple variables and scenarios regarding vaccine availability, timeline for vaccine approval, delineation of federal and state responsibilities, funding, supply chain needs, and allocation requirements. .

The state will have a statewide vaccination plan.

The federal government is in charge of producing the actual vaccine and distributing the vaccines," said Governor Cuomo

And we need the federal government to be a competent partner with this state and with every state."

Following the determination that the vaccine is safe and effective, the draft Vaccination Program prioritizes vaccination recipients based on science, clinical expertise, and public health

Within each phase, the draft plan puts forward the following proposed additional prioritization phases to be used based on vaccine availability and vaccination rates:

The draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program was prepared by the NYS Dept

of Health and is subject to change based on future details expected from the federal government

The draft New York State COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Program responds to the fact that there are still myriad unknowns about the federal government's vaccine development process and plan, including its timing, allocation, quantities, prioritization, distribution, administration and monitoring post-administration

To date, the federal government has not clearly delineated the roles and responsibilities between the federal and state government, outlined how the vaccine will be funded or reimbursed, and provided other key details that will be required before New York can finalize plans for a vaccine program. 

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