BRONX, N.Y. — The New York Yankees are stepping up to the plate in the fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Yankee Stadium will serve as a mass vaccination site. The site has been established through a partnership between New York State, New York City, the Yankees, SOMOS Community Care, and the New York National Guard.
The vaccinations will start this Friday, Feb. 5. Vaccinations are available by appointment only. Plus, one must be an eligible Bronx resident who meets New York’s 1a and 1b vaccine eligibility requirements only in order to become vaccinated.
“The New York Yankees recognize the devastating effect COVID-19 has had on our borough, and it is our privilege to have Yankee Stadium as a host site for providing vaccines to Bronx residents.