Mayor says NYPD can get vaccines, governor says not so fast
New York City police officers seeking protection from the ravages of COVID-19 were caught Wednesday in the latest political tug-of-war between the city’s mayor and the state’s governor.
Merely an hour after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to start providing vaccines to most officers, fellow Democrat and frequent foe Gov. Andrew Cuomo shot that idea down, saying the limited supply of shots should still be reserved, for now, mostly for health care workers and patients in nursing homes.
Police unions praised de Blasio’s plan, which called for vaccinating about 25,000 officers — with 10,000 receiving shots by Sunday. After Cuomo spoke, that praise turned to anger and confusion.