STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With rising cases and conflicting federal guidance, Gov. Kathy Hochul is ensuring that any New Yorker seeking the Covid-19 vaccine can get it this cold and flu season.

President Donald Trump’s administration axed over half a billion dollars in funding for the mRNA vaccine, which is the basis for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Furthermore, varying federal organizations are presenting their guidance on who should get the 2026 vaccine with little similarity shared between them.

Dr. Jason L. Schwartz , an associate professor of public health at the Yale School of Public Health, had this to say of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Sept. 19 meeting: “…ACIP recommended that COVID vaccines can be administered to anyone 6 months of age or older, after consulta

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