The COVID-19 vaccine information changes daily, this page will be updated as new information becomes available.  Here are some of the recent links and flyers to read and share.

Gov. Cuomo announced a vaccine fraud hotline.  833-VAX-SCAM or 833-829-7226.

COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know – availability, eligibility, vaccine locations, process and immune response.

If you want to find out if you are eligible for a vaccine, Click HERE and complete a questionnaire. (ny.gov)

Sign up HERE for vaccine and COVID-19 Updates (ny.gov)

You can download our latest flyer on Vaccine Scams

On February 8, Assembly Member Ron Kim, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging  addressed questions posed by our members & friends relating to topics concerning New York’s seniors and their families.  

Thank you to all who joined us on October 13th-15th for our 2020 Annual Convention, held virtually!

​In case you missed our convention or want to rewatch certain panels, all session recordings and speaker presentations are available online through this webpage.  Just click on the day you are interested in viewing:

• DAY 1
• DAY 2
• DAY 3

The schedule and speaker bios are also available by clicking on the Convention Information button (below).

NY StateWide Senior Action Council is pleased to announce a Discussion with NYS Senate Aging Committee Chair Rachel May on the devastating toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on nursing home residents.  Our discussion was live streamed on Facebook on June 1st.  You can watch the recording on our Facebook page by clicking on the button below.  For more information and additional resources for the roundtable discussion, click HERE

María Alvarez spoke with correspondent Melissa Bromley about how COVID is magnifying already existing issues in how nursing homes are run.

Listen to the interview podcast by clicking the button below.

On May 13, Senator Gillibrand addressed questions posed by our members relating to topics concerning New York’s seniors and their families.

You can listen to the Conversation with Senator Gillibrand (recording) here.

Updates on Senator Gillibrand’s S.3606: Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020