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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, N 4 OV. 12-18, 2021 BTR
Bronx passes 200K cases,
70% vaccination rates
The mobile vaccination unit distributing the COVID-19 vaccine at the Bronx River Community
Houses in January. Photo Jason Cohen
BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
The Bronx reached a few notable
thresholds in its continuing fi ght
against COVID-19 over the weekend,
as the borough surpassed 200,000
coronavirus cases, along with its 70%
vaccination rate for residents.
Entering Wednesday, the Bronx
saw an increase of 79 cases, reaching
200,696 cases, which is the third-most
in New York City behind Queens and
Brooklyn, according to the city’s most
recent COVID-19 data.
However, 71% of Bronxites have
received at least one dose of the COVID
19 vaccine and the Bronx’s positive
trend in inoculation has extended
through the northernmost borough
with no Bronx zip code below a 60%
vaccination rate.
Overall, 61.9% of Bronx residents
are fully vaccinated.
After U.S. health offi cials gave
the fi nal OK for Pfi zer’s vaccine for
the 5-11 population, vaccination sites
popped up in every city school on
Monday, Nov. 8, that serves kids ages
5-11, according to outgoing Mayor Bill
de Blasio.
An estimated 400,000 public school
students are considered vaccine-eligible
under the latest vaccine expansion,
according to a spokesperson for
the city’s Department of Education.
Past vaccination efforts in schools
have yielded about 7,000 total immunizations
for older children.
Fewer than 0.001% of people who
have received a dose experienced a
severe adverse reaction, according to
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Children aged 5-11 who receive
their vaccination at either school
sites or in city-run clinics will receive
a $100 gift card for their families, the
city announced on Thursday, Nov. 4.
Over the past seven days, City Island
(10464), Riverdale (10471), Kingsbridge
(10463) and Morris Heights
(10453) zip codes had caseloads
higher than the city’s median sevenday
average of 5.8 cases per 100,000.
A study conducted by the CUNY
School of Public Health showed that
New York City residents are more
willing to get COVID-19 vaccines than
the rest of the country.
The study surveyed 6,037 Americans
in mid-April with a particular
focus on four large metro areas in
different regions of the country: New
York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and
Dallas.
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