New York Will Allow Restaurant Staff to Be Vaccinated as 'Essential Workers'

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state would allow restaurant staff to get priority vaccines.This was a stark reversal from recent comments, but he received criticism for excluding food service workers. .He initially said limited supplies meant that including restaurant workers would remove others from the vaccine pool.When asked about his change of course, Cuomo said he spoke with the White House and that more supply was coming.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had called for the change to be made earlier that same day. .The official New York City government website has added "restaurant workers" under "Essential Workers.".But even with all this wrangling, the actual timeline for priority vaccinations remains unclear