Less than 5 percent of NYers have missed their 2nd COVID vaccine dose

Less than 5 percent of New Yorkers have missed getting their second coronavirus vaccine dose, the Big Apple’s health chief said Tuesday.

That’s compared to around 8 percent of vaccine recipients nationally, according to federal data reported over the weekend. “It appears less than 5 percent of people are missing their second doses within the 42-day window that’s recommended for the follow-up with the second dose,” Dr. Dave Chokshi, commissioner of the city Department of Health, said during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s City Hall press briefing.