1 million New Yorkers will be vaccinated for COVID by January’s end: de Blasio

NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio made a bold New Year’s resolution. The city is aiming to have 1 million New Yorkers vaccinated for COVID by the end of January, de Blasio announced Thursday. “This is going to be a massive effort. This is going to be part of the largest single vaccination effort in the history of New York City. It’s going to take a lot of work,” he said at his morning news briefing. “We’re making clear to the whole world we can achieve a million vaccinations in January.” To move the vaccination effort into “overdrive,” de Blasio said the city would launch new vaccine hubs, offer...