By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Friday authorizing pharmacists in the state to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone who wants a shot, becoming the latest Democratic governor to try to countermand the Trump administration’s new limits on inoculations.

The order, which Hochul signed during a visit to an elementary school, is effective for 30 days, though the governor said she would extend it as needed until the state legislature meets in January and can consider a more permanent fix.

“If you want your child to have a COVID shot, it should be available to you and covered by insurance,” she said. “Extreme times call for extreme measures.”

Under the leadership of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic

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