New York's vaccination rate is lower than that of Florida, despite being the state with the most deaths; Mayor Blames Governor Cuomo | The State
New York is not having a vaccination rate commensurate with the severity of the proportion of cases, federal figures show.
Being the state with the most deaths (38,242) Since the beginning of the pandemic, NY is lagging behind other regions, for example Florida, in its efforts to administer the coronavirus vaccine, “despite Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio touting that they have the best plan in the nation ”, denounced New York Post.
New York has given vaccines to 723 people per 100,000, a rate about 14% of Florida’s pace, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracker showed.
Florida has so far immunized at a rate of 823 per 100,000 residents, according to the online tracker, whose data is current as of Dec. 30 due to reporting delays during the holidays.
The figures cast doubt on De Blasio’s bold claim that 1 million New York City residents would be vaccinated in January. The state has so far administered less than a third of the doses it has available.
When asked early last week about a delay in getting the vaccine to NYPD staff, De Blasio acknowledged that the city could move faster, if it weren’t for strict state restrictions on who can get the dose and when.
“This is something we do based on state guidelines and we are in constant communication with the state about it,” said the mayor during a press conference on Tuesday 29. “Unquestionably, if they give us authorization, we can act very quickly.” .
During the pandemic, the contradictions and power conflicts between the mayor and the governor of New York have been famous, both being Democrats.
In particular, Cuomo’s management of COVID-19 has been peppered with controversy, including mass deaths in nursing homes and the publication of a book praising his work, while limiting his contacts with the federal government to discuss solutions, in the middle of his fights with Donald Trump, even though he was NY by far the state most affected by the pandemic, in deaths and economic losses.
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