Gov. Hochul Issues Executive Order Allowing New Yorkers to Get COVID Shot without Prescription

Gov. Hochul issues executive order allowing New Yorkers to get COVID shot without prescription

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Friday morning allowing New Yorkers to get a COVID vaccine at pharmacies in the state without a prescription.

New York Gov. Hochul to sign executive order allowing pharmacies to administer COVID shots - The Pulse of NH

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul arrives for a press conference on federal cuts to healthcare at Lincoln Hospital on August 18, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday that she will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will allow New Yorkers to make “their own healthcare decisions.”The announcement comes afte…

New York Gov. Hochul will sign executive order allowing pharmacies to administer COVID shots

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday that she will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines, saying it will allow New Yorkers to make “their own healthcare decisions.”This announcement comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a grilling before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.“In the wake of…