Name: COVID -19 Update
Start: 2021-03-27T12:45:00
Location: N.Y. Insights

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COVID -19 Update

Saturday March 27 2021 12:45pm

Vijai Naraine Editor

On Friday, New York State announced a new system called Excelsior Pass to let people share digital proof of recent vaccination or test results. You can find the summary at:https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/excelsior-pass and find official details at:
https://epass.ny.gov/home
New York State will give vaccine doses directly to SOMOS Community Care to distribute in high-risk and underserved parts of the city, the governor announced Friday. Sign up for vaccines from SOMOS here.
The in-person learning opt-in form for NYC Schools can be found here. Families can also call 311.. The opt-in period lasts until April 7th. 3-K, Pre-K, and District 75 student will return to the building in April. The timeline for the other grades have not been set as yet.
New Yorkers aged 50 and up are eligible for the vaccine as of Tuesday, March 23rd. Residents in that age group are now able to signup for appointment. The previous age range was set at 60+. You can register for vaccines at city -run sites by visiting:https://vax4nyc.nyc.gov/patient/s/ and for state-run sites, visit: https://am-i-eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ .
See if you are eligible:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-eligibility.page . If you are an eligible New Yorker, visit: https://nyc.gov/vax4nyc. You can also call 877-vax-4NYC