On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by members of the New York Yankees organization to help kick off the official opening of Yankee Stadium as a COVID-19 vaccination site for residents of the Bronx.
"The site, established through a partnership between New York State, New York City, the New York Yankees, SOMOS Community Care and the New York National Guard, was developed to not only directly address the Bronx's concerning positivity rate -- which is the highest among all New York City boroughs -- but to also further the State's and City's mandate for fairness and social equity in the vaccine distribution process," the official press release stated.
Yankees president Randy Levine, manager Aaron Boone and Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera were also in attendance to help commemorate the occasion on Friday.
Check out the video below to watch the full ceremony, and learn more about the Yankee Stadium vaccination site by visiting the link here.
