Maloney, AOC urge mayor to establish COVID-19
vaccination sites at HANAC facilities in Queens
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.COM | MARCH 12-MARCH 18, 2021 5
BY BILL PARRY
Congresswoman Carolyn
Maloney joined forces with
Congresswoman Alexandria
Ocasio-Costez in calling on
New York City to bring the
COVID-19 vaccine sites to
where seniors live in several
Queens locations.
In a letter to Mayor Bill
de Blasio, the two representatives
urged him “Vaccine
distribution should be easy,
accessible, and free for all,”
they wrote. “That is why we
ask that you give full and fair
consideration to adding onsite
vaccination sites at each of
the HANAC senior affordable
housing residences. Enabling
vaccine access for these senior
living communities is vital
to an equitable roll out of the
COVID-19 vaccine.”
HANAC is a citywide social
service organization that, in
addition to offering services
and programs for more than
30,000 seniors in the city, owns
and operates 650 senior affordable
housing units in five
separate residential buildings
across Queens. The two leaders
requested that the de Blasio
administration consider
establishing vaccine distribution
hubs at HANAC locations
such as One Flushing, HANAC
Corona Senior Residence,
HANAC PCA Senior Residence,
the George T. Douris
Tower, and the Archbishop Iakovos
Senior Residence.
“HANAC’s senior residences
service primarily
low-income elderly and disables
residents,” Maloney and
Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “These
residents, our constituents,
are part of the high-risk demographic
for severe outcomes
should they contract COVID-
19, yet currently they do not
have access to a convenient
vaccination site. Not only are
they in the highest priority
group for receiving COVID-
19 vaccines, but a large portion
of these residents also
have mental and physical
disabilities that will make it
exceptionally difficult for
them to travel to the nearest
vaccination site.
Furthermore, many of these
residents do not have the technological
literacy necessary to
reserve vaccination appointments
for themselves online,
despite their eligibility.”
They believe that offering
on-site vaccination services
at the senior affordable housing
residences would largely
eliminate barriers to access
by providing residents with
both physical proximity to a
vaccination site and the opportunity
for assistance with
vaccine registration.
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney wrote to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging
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