Westbury, NY- Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Hicks Nurseries, Long Island’s largest garden center have teamed up in an effort to vaccinate Long Islanders. The Nassau County Department of Health will be at Hicks Nurseries to provide on-site Covid-19 vaccines. The initiative is part of the County’s new travelling vaccination initiative, which offers in-house Covid-19 vaccinations for businesses of all sizes.
Vaccine type: Moderna
Who can come: Open to the public, ages 18 and up.
Where: Hicks Nurseries, Westbury, NY
When: Dose 1: Friday August 27, 2pm-6pm | Dose 2: Friday September 24, 2pm-6pm
Cost: FREE
No questions will be asked about insurance or immigration status. Bi-lingual English/Spanish staff is available, and walk-ins are welcome.
“Nassau County continues to lead the way in vaccinations in New York State and the Nation and we are committed to keep up the pace. I am proud of how successful our new onsite business vaccination program has become – another tool to further increase our vaccination rates and protect our residents and the progress we have made. Big shout out to Hicks Nurseries for signing on to get their staff vaccinated as well as opening the event to the public so we can get as many shots in arms as possible,” said Nassau County Executive Laura Curran.
“We are thrilled to partner with the Nassau County Department of Health as a host for on-site Covid-19 vaccines here at our Hicks Nurseries Learning Center. Our garden center is in the heart of Nassau County at a very convenient location for people to receive the vaccine.” said Karen Hicks-Courts, Director of Human Resources. She continued, “We continue to focus on the health and safety of our staff, customers and community as a whole instituting a new state-of-the-art filtration system, wider aisles and following mandates per New York State guidelines as they are updated.”
For more information and to make an appointment visit nassaucountyny.gov/vaccine.