People who have comorbidities and are considered more vulnerable to the coronavirus will soon have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced. 

Unused vaccine doses allocated to hospitals for their workers will be given to local health departments to administer to people who have comorbidities by Feb. 15, Cuomo said. 

State officials will work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a list of comorbidities that would apply for vaccine access, he added. 

Hours after Cuomo's news conferenced ended, top administration officials released the list of qualifying conditions, including cancer, Sept. 11-related illnesses, pregnancy, and heart conditions among them. 

The pandemic has been especially devastating for people who have underlying health conditions, with 94% of COVID deaths in New York including those with comorbidities. 

Cuomo also released new numbers showing Black and Latino New Yorkers, including health care workers and people age 65 and older, continuing to lag in receiving the vaccine. Cuomo attributed this in large part to vaccine hesitancy among communities of color. 

"Hesitancy is a major obstacle in our path," Cuomo said. "All the polling data has shown you have a higher rate of hesitancy in Black and Latino communities."

A mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium opened on Friday for residents of the Bronx. Cuomo's news conference included a virtual visit from Hall of Fame Yankee reliever Mariano Rivera, along with team president Randy Levine, and manager Aaron Boone. 

"This is amazing, I consider this my house," Rivera said. "I used to save games, this is about saving lives."