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Governor Cuomo Announces "Roll Up Your Sleeve" Campaign to Encourage Houses of Worship of All Faiths to Sign Up as Vaccination Sites | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Skip to main content March 22, 2021

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Governor Calls on Medical Providers to Volunteer to Partner with Houses of Worship to Conduct Vaccination Clinics, Bolstering State's Commitment to Ensuring Fairness and Equity in Vaccine Distribution Process

GovernorReiterates Call on Religious Leadersof All Faiths to Partnerwith State and Establish Additional Vaccination Sites; Since March 8,WebformHas Already Identified Over 200 New Houses of Worship Willing to Serve Their Communities

InterestedMedical Providers and Houses of Worship Can Sign UpHere

Builds onState's Efforts to Bring Vaccine to Underserved Communities and Combat Vaccine HesitancyThroughHouses of Worship

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of the "RollUpYour Sleeve" Campaign to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vaccination sites for their communities. All houses of worship can begin to serve as points of distribution for theCOVIDvaccine starting in April, significantly increasing the number of doses they can administer. As part of this new campaign, medical providers are being asked to volunteer to partner with houses of worship to conduct vaccination clinics, furthering the state's commitment toensure fairness and equity in the vaccine distribution process.

This campaign builds on the state's efforts to bring the vaccine to underserved communities and combat vaccine hesitancy through houses of worship. The Governor previously encouraged religious leadersof all faiths to partner with the state to establish pop-up vaccination sites at their facilities, and since March 8, over 200 new houses of worship have signed up to serve their communities. Houses of worship of all faiths are eligible to serve as points of distribution for theCOVIDvaccine. Interested medical providers and houses of worship cansign uphere.

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"Faith leaders are the most trusted voices in their respective communities, and with their help, we will be able to reach those New Yorkers who have suffered the most from this pandemic and bring the vaccine to the communities that got hit the hardest byCOVID,"Governor Cuomo said."Through this collaborative initiative, we will make sure that no neighborhood gets left behind in the vaccination phase of this ongoing fight. We have a duty to make sure the vaccine distribution is fair and equitable so that our communities that suffered the most in the peak of the pandemic do not get hit with yet another injustice."

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and President of the National Action Network, said,"Houses of Worship are also places of refuge and trust and there is no better place tohave people confidently roll up their sleeves. We need Faith Leaders to rise up to the moment and help save people'slives that we are committed to serve."

"Faith leaders are the most trusted voices in their respective communities, and with their help, we will be able to reach those New Yorkers who have suffered the most from this pandemic.

New York State has continued to increase the number of pop-up sites deployed throughout the state. Since January 15, more than 160 community-based pop-up sites administered more than 62,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The establishment of many of these vaccination sites was made possible through partnerships with multiple public and private health care providers. Host sites andpartner providers conduct outreach within their communities and work with community leaders and organizations to identify eligible New Yorkers and schedule vaccination appointments.

This continued development of community-based 'pop up' vaccination sites furthers Governor Cuomo's mandate of ensuring the fair and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. In late 2020, the Governor announced the launch of New York's Vaccine Equity Task Force chaired by Secretary of StateRossanaRosado, National Urban League President & CEO MarcMorial, andHealthfirstPresident & CEO Pat Wang. Since its establishment, the Task Force has continued work to ensure vulnerable and underserved communities are not left behind by breaking down the barriers to vaccination and ensuring there is equitable distribution of the vaccine across the state.

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