For children over the age of 2 years old, the number of doses is down a 'shocking' 91%, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces new rules for restaurants, bars, cafes to serve only take-out & delivery, movie theaters, gyms to close because of COVID-19 epidemic at City Hall.Children's vaccinations in New York City have seen a "striking" decline in recent months as families stay home and most doctors' offices remain closed for routine visits because of Covid-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.
For children under the age of 2 years old, the number of vaccine doses administered across the city declined by 42% from last year, de Blasio said. City doctors have administered fewer than 150,000 vaccine doses over the last six weeks, he said, far fewer than the almost 400,000 doses administered last year.
The reasons for the decline have been obvious since doctors offices have been shuttered in many cases, families are staying home and health professionals have focused on the most urgent needs in health care, he said.
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