Governor Hochul Announces 25 New #VaxtoSchool Pop-Up Sites

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced 25 new #VaxtoSchool pop-up vaccination sites to increase vaccination rates among school-aged New Yorkers. On September 21, Governor Hochul announced a total of 120 sites will take place over a 12-week period statewide and to date, 86 sites have been established. The Department of Health is working with local county health departments, community-based organizations, and healthcare centers to support the establishment of these sites in all regions of the state. Partners, host sites, and outreach efforts are tailored to the communities they are built to serve. New locations are established on a rolling basis in partnership with localities.

"We continue to do everything possible to vaccinate eligible school-aged New Yorkers," Governor Hochul said. "Our #VaxtoSchool program—including new sites established weekly, mobile vaccinations, and education efforts in collaboration with partners on-the-ground—is bringing the vaccine to younger New Yorkers and their families. If you are a parent or guardian of a school-aged New Yorker, I urge you to get your child vaccinated so they can protect themselves, those around them, and participate in keeping their school community healthy and safe from COVID-19."

A community-based medical professional will be available at each site to answer any questions parents and guardians of school-aged New Yorkers may have. As another tool to promote vaccinations and ensure access across New York communities #VaxtoSchool buses—mobile vaccination efforts—are being launched in convenient, youth and school-centric areas statewide. This week, the #VaxtoSchool bus will be at the Massena Community Center site in North Country, the Chenango Valley High School in the Southern Tier, and the Vineyard Farms and Outdoors Center for Excellence in the Finger Lakes region.

This announcement builds on New York State's commitment to making the health and well-being of students, teachers and families a top priority. As of October 18, 62.8 percent of 12 to 15-year-olds and 72.3 percent of 16 to 25-year-olds have received at least one vaccine dose.

Operational days for each of the #VaxtoSchool pop-up vaccination sites for school-aged New Yorkers are below. The full list of #VaxtoSchool sites is available here and will be updated weekly over the 12-week period to include new sites when they are announced. New locations are established on a rolling-basis, and more sites are announced each week over the 12-week period.

Newly Established Locations:

HUDSON VALLEY
Rockland County Department of Health
50 Sanatorium Road, Building A
Pomona, NY, 10970
Open: Tuesday, October 19; 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner Rockland County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

WESTERN NEW YORK
Chautauqua Lake Central School Bus Garage
100 North Erie Street
Mayville, NY 14757
Open: Tuesday, October 19; 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen/J&J
Event Partner: Chautauqua County

FINGER LAKES
Sodus Central School District
54 Mill Road
Sodus NY 14551
Open: Tuesday, October 19; 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Wayne County and Kinney Drugs
To Register (Staff): Staff wishing to receive a vaccine need to register by clicking on the following https://kinneydrugs.as.me/SodusCentralSchoolStaff
Incentive: Regal Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
White Plains High School
550 North Street
White Plains, NY 10605
Open: Wednesday, October 20; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Westchester County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
Pine Bush High School
156 NY-302
Pine Bush, NY
Open: Wednesday, October 20; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Orange County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
Sullivan County Public Health Services
50 Community Lane
Liberty, NY 12754
Open: Wednesday, October 20; 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Sullivan County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

LONG ISLAND
Kennedy Memorial Park
335 Green Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
Open: Thursday, October 21; 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Nassau County and Northwell Health
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

NORTH COUNTRY
Massena Community Center
61 Beach Street
Massena NY 13662
Open: Thursday, October 21; 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen Johnson & Johnson
Event Partners St. Lawrence County, Village of Massena and Town of Massena
Register at: First dose Pfizer-BioNTech appointments here and Janssen/J&J here; second dose Pfizer-BioNTech appointments here; booster doses for eligible New Yorkers here.
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

NEW YORK CITY
Life of Hope
1377 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Open: Thursday, October 21; 11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen Johnson & Johnson
Event Partner: Life of Hope
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

SOUTHERN TIER
Chenango Valley High School
221 Chenango Bridge Road
Binghamton, NY 13901
Open: Friday, October 22; 2:40 pm - 5:00 pm
(For members of the Chenango Valley High School)
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech; Second Dose Event
Event Partner: Broome County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

WESTERN NEW YORK
WNY Women's Foundation and Harvest House
175 Jefferson Avenue
Buffalo NY 14210
Open: Friday, October 22; 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
(For members of the WNY Women's Foundation and Harvest House)
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Second Dose Event
Event Partner: Erie County

WESTERN NEW YORK
Lake Shore High School
959 Beach Road
Angola, NY 14006
Open: Friday, October 22; 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
Event Partner: Erie County
For information go to: www.erie.gov/vax
Incentive: Tops Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
Highlands School - Middle School Gym
128 Grandview Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Open: Friday, October 22; 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Westchester County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

SOUTHERN TIER
Broome-Tioga BOCES Main Campus
435 Glenwood Road
Binghamton 13905
Open: Friday, October 22; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
(For members of the Broome-Tioga BOCES Main Campus)
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Second Dose Event
Event Partner: Broome County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

FINGER LAKES
The Vineyard Farms and Outdoors Center for Excellence
126 Sanders Street
Rochester, NY 14605
Open: Saturday, October 23; 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner The Vineyard Farms and Outdoor Center for Excellence, Inc.
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

WESTERN NEW YORK
Orleans-Niagara BOCES
Niagara Career and Technical Education Center
3181 Saunders Settlement Road
Sanborn, NY 14132
Open: Saturday, October 23; 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Niagara County
Incentive: Regal Gift Cards

CENTRAL NEW YORK
Fingerlakes Mall
1579 Clark Street
Auburn, NY 13022
Open: Saturday, October 23; 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen/J&J
Event Partner: Cayuga County
Register at: www.cayugacounty.us/health
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

CAPITAL REGION
Albany County Fall Fest, Lawson Lake County Park
293 Lawson Lake Road
Feura Bush, NY 12067
Open: Saturday, October 23; 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech (first and second doses) and Janssen/J&J
Event Partner: Albany County Department of Health, Albany County Department of Recreation, Albany County Department of Children, Youth, and Families - Youth Bureau
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
New Paltz High School
130 S Putt Corners Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
Open: Saturday, October 23; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Ulster County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

LONG ISLAND
Roosevelt High School
1 Wagner Avenue
Roosevelt, NY 11575
Open Saturday, October 23; 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Nassau County and Northwell Health
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

LONG ISLAND
Northwell Health
1 Marcus Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11042
Open: Saturday, October 23; 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner Nassau County and Northwell Health
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

NEW YORK CITY
Citadel Cathedral
105 Barbey Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Open: Saturday, October 23; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Coalition of National Black Churches
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

NEW YORK CITY
Asian American for Equality Health Fair
111 Norfolk Avenue
New York, NY 10002
Open: Saturday, October 23; 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen/J&J
Event Partner Gotham, NYCHHC, and Asian American for Equality
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
Onteora High School
5203 4166 NY-28
Boiceville, NY 12412
Open: Sunday, October 24; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Ulster County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

HUDSON VALLEY
Palisades Center
1000 Palisades Center Drive
West Nyack, NY 10994
Open: Sunday, October 24; 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Vaccine Type: Pfizer-BioNTech
Event Partner: Rockland County
Incentive: Amazon Gift Cards

In addition to the location-specific incentives, all New Yorkers who receive their first vaccine dose by October 24 can enter New York State's #VaxandWin Football Sweepstakes to win prizes from the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants, and New York Jets. Parents or guardians can enter for eligible children. To learn more, interested New Yorkers can visit the site and eligible New Yorkers can enter the sweepstakes.

Children aged 12 to 17 can take the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which is available under Emergency Use Authorization for children ages 12 to 15 and is fully approved for those age 16 and older. The other COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized or approved for this age group. If you are a parent or guardian of a school-aged New Yorker, you can also visit vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find a vaccine location closest to you. Make sure that the provider offers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine and school-aged children, New Yorkers can visit our dedicated website ny.gov/vaxtoschool or follow @VaccinateNY on Instagram.

Parents are encouraged to make sure their child is up to date on all recommended and required vaccinations. Please visit the Department of Health website for more information on recommended childhood and adolescent immunizations.