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Mark D. Levine

@MarkLevineNYC

3 Dec

NEW: Early details from NYC Health Dept on vaccine distribution, expected to begin with first shipment on Dec 15.

* Health Dept has ultra-cold storage capacity (needed for pfizer vaccine) for up to 320k doses. Most hospitals have or are acquiring their own capacity.
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* Early focus will be on essential workers
* Appointments scheduled and eligibility assessed online
* Recipients will have to affirm on day of appointment that they are symptom free
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* Every time a vaccine is administered it will be recorded in the City's existing vaccine registry (used now for things like flu shots).
* City will monitor if certainly communities are not receiving at adequate levels
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Mark D. Levine

@MarkLevineNYC

29 Nov

BREAKING: NYC announced reopening plan for public schools.

* Dec 7: Pre-K & K-5
* Dec 10: D75 special ed programs
* Moving to 5 day/week in person where possible
* Mandatory random testing weekly in schools
* No longer using 3% pos threshold
* No timeline for middle/high yet

* In-person learning only open to student already enrolled in blended learning.
* Student will only be allowed to return if their family completes a testing consent form, or has medical waiver.

* Plan is that 20% of students in each school will be randomly tested each week
* Parents can complete the testing consent form here: mystudent.nyc

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Mark D. Levine

@MarkLevineNYC

27 Nov

Your post-Thanksgiving to-do list may include testing and/or quarantining:

==> If you gathered with people outside your household, you should get tested in the coming days, even if you don't feel symptoms (may take a few days after exposure before you test positive). [cont...]

@NYCHealthSystem

==> You don't need to wait in line at CityMD to get tested. Sites run by @NYCHealthSystem have shorter waits and usually return results in 24-48 hrs.

Find a site near you: nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testi…

@NYCHealthSystem

==> Follow the @NYCHealthSystem Twitter feed for updates throughout the day on wait times, which can vary widely from site to site:

https://twitter.com/NYCHealthSystem/status/1332357749783617539?s=20

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Mark D. Levine

@MarkLevineNYC

19 Nov

Under-appreciated reason to get a Covid test in NYC: if you test positive it will unlock a whole menu of supportive services.

* To help you quarantine at home, City will provide delivery of food and Rx if needed. Free dog walking and pet drop-in services also available.
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* You will receive two at-home test kits for people in your household or other contacts
* You will receive a package including a digital thermometer and pulse oximeter, plus masks, hand sanitizer, and wipes.
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* You can access a free hotel room to safely isolate from your family, which include meals, Rx delivery, free wi-fi, medical staff on site, and transportation to and from hotel and medical appointments (3/)

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Mark D. Levine

@MarkLevineNYC

9 Nov

NYC is not "approaching a 2nd wave" or "at risk of a 2nd wave". We are in the 2nd wave.

Cases, positivity, hospitalizations are all increasing sharply.

It's time to start rallying New Yorkers--again--to flatten the curve. (1/)

To flatten our 2nd-wave curve, NYers should:
* Work from home if you can
* Partake in activities like indoor dining judiciously
* Avoid indoor social gatherings with people outside your household
* Get tested regularly even if you are asymptomatic
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* If you are quarantining do not leave your home unless medically necessary
* Get a flu shot if you haven't yet
* Keep up the Core Four: #WearAMask, wash your hands, stay home if you don't feel well, keep 6 ft. apart where possible (3/)

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