Gee, Chris, 'V' must be for vaccine
Sib gets jab in Hamptons amid scandal
Peace off !
Chris Cuomo, the CNNhost younger brother of Gov. Cuomo, gave a twofinger salute as he headed to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the Hamptons on Tuesday — amid the growing scandal over preferential testing he allegedly received from his governor brother.
Sporting a light-blue shirt, dark shorts and a baseball cap and mask, Chris Cuomo held his right arm aloft to offer the gesture to a photographer. The “Cuomo Prime Time” host, 50, was en route to a Hamptons vaccination center.
Last year, Chris chronicled his battle with the virus on his show, describing experiencing fever, chills and shortness of breath as he self-quarantined in his home’s basement in an effort to avoid passing the contagion to his family.
Despite the precaution, Chris’ wife, Cristina, and teenage son, Mario, also contracted the virus.
Chris stepped out one day after The Washington Post detailed how a top state physician allegedly made several hours-long visits to his Hamptons home to test him for the virus in 2020, at a time when diagnostic tests were scarce.
Among those also allegedly receiving priority testing at the governor’s behest were his elderly mother, Matilda Cuomo, his fashion-designer brother-inlaw, Kenneth Cole, and key members of his political inner circle, sources told The Washington Post and, last week, The Albany Times-Union.
“To the extent this occurred, the governor was not aware,” Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi told The Washington Post in response to the allegations.
The alleged preferential treatment is the subject of an ethics complaint filed by state Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt (R-Lockport) and will also be covered under an ongoing probe by the state Assembly as a possible prelude to impeachment proceedings sparked by sexual harassment and misconduct allegations.
County leaders on Sunday told The Post that the alleged preferential treatment came as the Cuomo administration partially rebuffed their requests for expanded testing in nursing homes.