Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed an executive order aimed at preserving access to COVID-19 vaccines in New York, citing what she described as threats to immunization from the Trump administration.

The order, in effect for 30 days, allows pharmacists to prescribe and administer the updated 2025-26 COVID shot to New Yorkers as young as age 3.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed an executive order aimed at preserving access to COVID-19 vaccines in New York, citing what she described as threats to immunization from the Trump administration

The order, in effect for 30 days, allows pharmacists to prescribe and administer the updated 2025-26 COVID shot to New Yorkers as young as age 3

It follows recent federal actions that restricted pharmacy access to vaccines for chi

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