Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of New York relaxed the strict rules which had been put in place with respect to reserving the vaccine for health workers. New York City has merely used a third of its vaccines. Clinics in Harlem had to chuck the vaccines as staffers refused to get themselves vaccinated. De Blasio, the mayor of NYC has also urged Cuomo to open up the next phase of vaccination.
Maybe take care of the people in nursing homes first. What's left of them.