“Over a month into a massive vaccination program, most older Americans report they don’t know where or when they can get inoculated for covid-19, according to a poll released Friday,” Phil Galewitz writes over at Kaiser Health News. “Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older who have not yet gotten a shot said they […]

The two coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines that have been approved for use in the United States both require a first shot and then a second, booster shot, either 21 days later (Pfizer) or 28 days later (Moderna) for full effectiveness, according to the manufacturers. Yet in the current vaccine shortage, some people who got the first […]

It’s like a game of telephone: Who’s got a good number to call to get the coronavirus vaccine in New York? We’ve been covering people’s travails over this for the last couple of weeks. There’s not enough supply, the New York website is buggy, and eligibility rules keep changing. You often cannot sign up on […]

Installment 2: So I posted about my travails in signing up for a vaccine, and put the post on a local Facebook page. I was flooded with responses. We are in New York State’s Stage 1B, which includes some health care workers who were not vaccinated in Stage 1A, teachers and others — first it […]

So I’m 66 years old, and therefore I qualify to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine in New York state under new rules issued this week. I had been hearing from friends and sources how complicated and frustrating the signup was, so I dove in. First I did the “am I eligible?” form on the […]