US EditionNew York governor issues order to bypass Trump administration's COVID vaccine limits
Governor Hochul's executive order addresses federal vaccine authorization limits by enabling pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions, improving access for New Yorkers.
- On Thursday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines, responding to pharmacies like CVS requiring prescriptions.
- Amid federal ambiguity, pharmacies require prescriptions after the Food and Drug Administration limited shots to older, high-risk Americans while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine panel meets; Hochul cited `relentless uncertainty and political attacks on science coming out of Washington`.
- A governor's spokesperson said this temporary Executive Order will ensure seamless access while the Governor works with the New York State Legislature on a long-term solution to safeguard preventive care and vaccines.
- The order immediately allows pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions, easing access for New Yorkers while the New York State Legislature pursues a long-term solution amid some confusion.
- The move comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a nearly three-hour Senate Finance Committee hearing with clashes between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over vaccine policy.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Friday that expands access to COVID vaccines. It lets licensed pharmacists administer shots, and in some cases prescribe them, to New Yorkers aged 3 and up without a doctor's prescription. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The executive order, available to read at the bottom of this story, temporarily modifies state l…
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