BOSTON (AP) – Coronavirus vaccination sites across the Northeast rose again on Tuesday after a two-day snowstorm that also disrupted public transport, schools and canceled flights.
Some officials said that since vaccine supplies were in short supply, they did not anticipate major problems in getting distribution after a day or two of canceled appointments.
Streaks of snow still moved through parts of Maine and Pennsylvania in the morning, but the worst was over, over 30 inches (76 centimeters) in parts of New Jersey and just a few inches in Boston.
Lara Pagano, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s office in College Park, Maryland, noted that while several areas in the middle of the Atlantic have seen measurable blizzards for a few consecutive days, this has not broken those records.
For example, she said, the largest number of consecutive days with measured snowfall for Washington is four, while the mark is five for New York City and six for Philadelphia.
“Although this storm was a prolonged event, it is not a record holder in that sense, but it ranks very high, of course,” she said.
The extensive and heavy storm it had already reached the eastern United States on Monday. More than 17 inches (43 centimeters) of snow fell in Manhattan’s Central Park, and up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) have been reported in northern New Jersey.
While students in New York had another totally remote learning day because of the snow, the subway and train service returned on Tuesday, and the ban on certain large trucks on state highways was lifted. Some vaccination posts in the city remained closed, but others, including those in the public hospital network, opened on Tuesday.
The high tide caused flooding early Tuesday morning in the coastal areas of Massachusetts, where the storm had already interrupted the second phase of vaccine deployment in the state, since a Boston site that was due to open on Monday for residents with 75 years or more did not do it; some other mass vaccination sites remained open.
Several areas of Massachusetts have been hit by more than 45 centimeters of snow, including the communities of Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Ashburnham in central Massachusetts.
Much of southern New Hampshire has about a foot of snow. Northern parts of New Hampshire, home to the state’s ski resorts and most snowmobile trails, are 22 to 25 centimeters.
“In the coming weeks, conditions will be phenomenal,” Governor Chris Sununu said on Tuesday during an interview on WZID-FM.
In Connecticut, the storm – which poured up to 19 inches (48 centimeters) of snow in some areas – forced the cancellation of 10,000 vaccination visits on Monday, state officials said. Efforts are underway to provide vaccines by the end of the week to people whose appointments have been canceled.
A state of emergency imposed by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy remained in effect on Tuesday and the state’s six COVID-19 vaccines megasites were still closed while plow operators faced blows of snow and snow.
The New Jersey State Police reported that by 7 pm on Monday, soldiers responded to 661 accidents and helped 1,050 drivers since 6 pm on Sunday.
There was also concern about coastal flooding in New Jersey. In a Facebook video posted by Union Beach Police, Keyport Police Chief Shannon Torres and Captain Michael Ferm were shown rescuing a man who was showing signs of hypothermia in his car due to the floods.
In Virginia, four firefighters were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not fatal after their fire truck overturned on Sunday on snow-covered roads in Henrico County, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Power cuts seemed minimal. About 5,000 customers in Massachusetts and about 3,000 in New York went out of power Tuesday morning.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf declared a disaster emergency after a snowfall of up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) in the central and eastern regions. The proclamation released millions of dollars for snow removal and authorized officials to request help from the National Guard.
Authorities said a 67-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease who left her home was found dead from hypothermia on an Allentown street on Monday morning.
About 60 miles (97 kilometers) north in Plains Township, a shootout after an argument about snow removal killed a couple, and the suspect was later found dead at his home in the vicinity of an injury that is believed to have been a self-injury. -inflicted, authorities in Luzerne County said.