New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced three new COVID-19 vaccination centers on Long Island on Monday. They are on the campuses of SUNY Old Westbury, Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood and Stony Brook Southampton.
Cuomo appeared at a vaccine site on Long Island in an event that was closed to the media.
“We are at a pivotal moment in this state,” Cuomo said. “And what we decide to do now will decide the trajectory.”
The state opens up vaccine eligibility this week to those over 60, as well as workers who interact with the public.
Cuomo compared the coming recovery from the pandemic to Long Island’s resiliency after Hurricane Sandy nearly nine years ago.
“Sometimes God comes, and he knocks you on your rear end for one reason or another,” said Cuomo, punctuating his remarks with a sharp clap of his hands. “The question is, what you do when you get knocked on your rear end, and New Yorkers get up. And they get up stronger, and they learn the lesson.”
The governor, who is 63, said he will soon be vaccinated at a pop up clinic in an African-American community. And, like Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, who was vaccinated last week, Cuomo will receive the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
