Actors' Equity has released a statement in response to the news that New York City is not doing vaccine distribution today and has canceled over 23,000 vaccination appointments this week.
"Postponing vaccine distribution is heartbreaking for seniors and frontline health care workers who need vaccines now," said Mary McColl, executive director of Actors' Equity Association. "New York City must be vaccinating residents around the clock to get the virus under control. The theatre industry has been closed for over 10 months now, and it has no hope of fully returning, and bringing back jobs, if we don't hit critical mass with vaccines. We ask Governor Cuomo to coordinate with President Biden and redouble efforts on a plan that expands testing and distributes free vaccines for all, beginning with our most vulnerable."
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