899 People Given Defective COVID-19 Vaccine Doses in NYC’s Times Square: Officials

A young woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine in a file photo. Mazen Mahdi/AFP via Getty Images

Hundreds of people were administered doses of expired COVID-19 vaccines during an event in New York City’s Times Square, city health officials said.

The New York City Health Department confirmed that 899 individuals got Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at the former NFL Experience building between June 5 and June 10.