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Following Rep. Zeldin's Urging, State to Open Mass Vaccination Site on East End

Press Release

Date: March 8, 2021
Location: Patchogue, NY
Issues: Health and Health Care

Last month, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) urged Governor Andrew Cuomo to expand vaccine access on the East End, considering the closest state vaccination site for East End residents was located in Stony Brook, up to 75 miles away. Today, the Governor's office announced a new state-operated mass vaccination site will open at Stony Brook University's Southampton Campus in the coming weeks.

"Following my urging for expanded vaccine access on the East End, Governor Cuomo has finally announced a mass state vaccination site will be opened in Southampton," said Congressman Zeldin. "The hours it could take East End residents to travel to current vaccination sites are an undue burden, especially for those Long Islanders who need the vaccine most, including our seniors, frontline workers, and others. I look forward to continuing to fight to expand access on the East End."


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