New York is set to receive an additional 5% boost in vaccine doses from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said, but that is not yet enough to fully meet the demand for shots in all arms of the 10 million New Yorkers who now or will soon qualify. 

An additional direct allocation of the vaccine will also be made available to community health centers, Cuomo said. 

At the same time, the state will be able to re-allocate unused vaccine doses from a nursing home vaccination program. 

The state is currently receiving about 300,000 doses of the vaccine each week and doses have picked up in recent weeks. There now 2.5 million doses administered in New York, with at least 10% of the population receiving either one or both shots. 

Mass vaccination sites have opened at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and at Citi Field in Queens, open to residents of those boroughs.

But Cuomo, in a conference call with reporters held after a meeting with Biden administration advisers on the pandemic, said the demand for the vaccine is still higher than the actual supply. 

The increased allocation is "helpful" but not "proportionate to the need," Cuomo said. 

Starting on Monday, people with comorbidities like cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other pre-existing illnesses will be eligible for the vaccinations.