NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio says there's one surefire way to get Black and Latino New Yorkers vaccinated at a higher rate.

"The answer is supply, supply, supply,” de Blasio said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday.

As he continued to beat the drum for increased vaccine production, de Blasio said the city can combat racial disparities by targeting communities of color and building word-of-mouth.

"When you know someone in your family got vaccinated, your neighbor got vaccinated, the person you worship with in church got vaccinated, that's when people start to have a little more faith,” de Blasio said. "We can't convince people to believe in something if it doesn't show up -- or it shows up sometimes, and then your appointment gets canceled the next time."

Even among the health care workers that comprise Group 1-A, Blacks declined the vaccine at a much higher rate. To help combat that mistrust, Governor Cuomo has announced an ad campaign targeted at Blacks.

"I think we anticipated it,” Cuomo said at a briefing Monday. “I think New York was the first state to predict this was going to happen."

The city is also stepping up its efforts, including the rollout of a more streamlined website for making appointments.

Meanwhile, the Mayor said the city finished January with more than 815,000 doses administered -- well shy of its target. 

"Our goal had been a million,” de Blasio said. “We would easily have made that goal if we had the supply."

While the city canceled all vaccinations for Monday and Tuesday, city officials said those appointments should be rescheduled quickly. They're expecting another 150,000 first doses delivered this week, barring any storm-related delays.