Three new state-run mass vaccination sites are now
administering COVID-19 vaccines on Long Island.
News 12’s Jackie Lukas was at the Suffolk County Community
College site in Brentwood on Friday to speak with those who were inoculated.
They said they were relieved.
“Piece of cake, didn't hurt at all,” said one vaccine
taker. “They must use a super-fine needle.”
The other new sites can be found at the Southampton Campus
at Stony Brook University and at SUNY Old Westbury.
Appointments for those eligible to get the vaccine opened
on Wednesday. Officials say they're hoping to administer 1,000 doses a day at
each of the three sites.
County Executive Laura Curran told News 12 that Nassau is
doing better than most counties at getting people inoculated.
“We expect to have 30% of our population here in Nassau
County to have had at least one dose of the vaccine,” she says. “That's 30%
compared to statewide that's 24%.”
In Suffolk, nearly 25% of residents have receive at least
one dose. County Executive Steve Bellone says residents can expect the opening
of another vaccination site.
“We're going to be opening a third site in the county at
the H. Lee Dennison Building next week, so that's very positive news,” he says.
Also expected to open next week is the mass vaccination
site at the Nassau Coliseum.