New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed an executive order Friday authorizing pharmacists to prescribe and administer COVID-19 vaccines.

The order will be in place for the next 30 days while the governor comes up with a “long-term legislative solution” on vaccine access, according to a statement from Hochul’s office.

“I promised New Yorkers that their family would be my fight,” Hochul said in a statement. “In the absence of federal leadership, we must do everything we can to ensure that New Yorkers have access to the vaccines........

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