Hundreds of New Yorkers descended on a vaccination site after a Facebook post said there were over 400 spare shots. Officials say it was a 'bogus' rumor.
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Swarms of New Yorkers lined up on foot and in cars at Brooklyn Grand Army Terminal for the COVID-19 vaccine, but officials said there were no spares.
- A Facebook post said there were more than 400 extra vaccines available in New York City for walk-in appointments that needed to be used before 7pm.
- Swarms of New Yorkers lined up at Brooklyn Grand Army Terminal seeking the vaccine, but officials said there was not enough for people without appointments.
- The mayor's office and City Council said that the rumor was false.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories .
A rumor about extra COVID-19 vaccines available in Brooklyn swept Facebook and Twitter Thursday afternoon.
But as swarms of New Yorkers descended on the vaccination site, the mayor's office tweeted that the shots are reserved for people with appointments, and the Facebook post was a "bogus" rumor.
A post that read, "PLEASE SHARE: We need to give out 410+ doses in the next 4 hours at Brooklyn Army Terminal (by 7pm), taking anyone in community age 18+, walk ins, or earlier than scheduled" was shared and reposted across parents' groups and other Facebook circles.
Bill Neidhardt, press secretary to Mayor Bill de Blasio, quickly shut down this claim on Twitter, but the news had already spread. Approximately 500 people were in line at Brooklyn Army Terminal around 5pm, Jessica Valenti tweeted.
Another Twitter user, Stephen Lurie, posted a video of people standing in line at Brooklyn Army. He wrote that it looked like more than 400 people were there, and that a security guard was telling people to go home but they were asking for more information and refusing to leave.
Neidhart also wrote in a tweet that the mayor's office would be sending someone to clear up the line.
NYC Councilman Justin Brannan also confirmed to Insider that the claim about extra vaccines was "100% BOGUS."
Mixed messages
New York officials confirmed to Insider that there is no formal waitlist for people who are not in priority groups to get vaccinated ahead of schedule. Vaccination sites work with city officials to reach eligible citizens so no doses are wasted.
However, the Brooklyn Army Terminal is a 24/7 vaccination site, so having thawed vaccines left over at the end of the day was not a concern there.
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