A Round and a Roundy: The Flaw in the City’s 24-7 Vaccination Plan
It's a case of one hand not vaccinating what the other hand is doing.
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12:01 AM EST on January 22, 2021
It’s a case of one hand not vaccinating what the other hand is doing.
As we all know, Mayor de Blasio is proud of his efforts to set up 24/7 vaccination centers around town. And as we also know, Gov. Cuomo is proud of the fact that he shut down the subway between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m. to protect people from COVID-19.
See where we’re going here?
Our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy certainly sees the problem there: most New Yorkers don’t have cars — and no one needing a vaccination to prevent a serious illness should be on the roads between 1 and 5 a.m., driving around areas where he or she has likely never been.
Hence, this week’s nutshell cartoon.
All of Bill Roundy’s editorials are archived here. Collect them all!
This piece was the work of the Streetsblog staff.
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