New Yorkers scheduled for J&J vaccine can keep appointments: officials

Most New Yorkers scheduled to receive a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine at city-run sites will keep the same appointment and receive a Pfizer or Moderna jab instead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the one-dose inoculation was paused. 

City health commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi made the announcement during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daily press briefing.  Chokshi said Tuesday that 4,000 people scheduled to receive the J&J shot that day would be rescheduled — but clarified Wednesday “the vast majority of New Yorkers who booked appointments for the J&J vaccine will keep the same appointment and receive Pfizer or Moderna instead.”