New York City’s Javits Center opens up for mass Covid-19 vaccinations

The Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York City has been turned into a mass Covid-19 vaccination center. The convention center was commissioned as an emergency hospital in the early days of the pandemic. Earlier, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio set a goal of vaccinating 1 million New Yorkers by February 1. New York state has said elderly people will get the jab first.