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3 Jan, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Vaccination in New York City is basically only occurring during regular business hours. Very little on weekends. Almost none on holidays.

We are in a war-like situation. We need to be vaccinating TWENTY FOUR-SEVEN. We are losing precious time. Image
Would you be willing to go to a vaccination site at 1:00 a.m.?
UPDATE: @NYCMayor was just asked if he agrees vaccination should be 24/7 and he said "absolutely".

Let's make it happen.

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5 Jan
We are fighting hard to dramatically accelerate NYC’s vaccination program.

We are also getting a flood of questions from NYers about who is currently eligible, how to sign up, the plan for eligibility going forward, and more.

Here are the latest answers. 1/
Who can get the vaccine now?
* Most people who work in healthcare settings & have direct patient contact are now eligible--including private doctors offices, dentists, EMS, urgent care. Also residents and most staff in nursing homes. Detailed list here:
www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/dow… 2/
What about home health care workers?
* They are eligible starting Jan 11.

3/
Read 16 tweets
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2 Jan
In April, 1947 New York City faced a terrifying smallpox outbreak. 23 days later the City had vaccinated 6 million people.

We need to massively ramp up our COVID-19 vaccination.

We did it in 1947. We can do it now. A thread on how. 1/
So far NYC is averaging 40k covid vaccine doses per week. To get to herd immunity by mid-2021 we need to be doing at least 400k/week. (including 1st & 2nd doses)

We need a 1947-level mobilization to make this happen. 2/
In the 1947 smallpox outbreak the federal gov’t was largely MIA on the organization, planning, and administration of vaccination. (Sound familiar?) New York City was on its own then, but we rallied. 3/
Read 14 tweets
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14 Dec 20
Covid-19 vaccination has begun in NYC!!!

There are many important questions about who will get vaccinated when and where, and what it all means for you and your family.

Here are some answers….
1/
Who will get vaccinated first?
* Today NYC hospitals are receiving first batches of the Pfizer vaccine—several 100 per hospital. Being given first to staff in ERs & ICUs—not just docs & nurses but also support staff who have covid contact. Will be staggered over several days. 2/
What about nursing homes?
* Vaccination in nursing homes starts 12/21. Will be handled through a national partnership w/ Walgreens & CVS, so the nursing homes themselves do not have to deal with the complex logistics. Residents will be vaccinated in their individual rooms. 3/
Read 20 tweets
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3 Dec 20
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.
(1/4)
* 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
(2/4)
* 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
(3/4)
Read 4 tweets
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2 Dec 20
Covid hospitalization in NYC is increasing fast. And this does not yet reflect any post-Thanksgiving surge.

Continuing with the status quo is not an option. We need dramatic city-wide measures to slow this.
NYC needs to immediately:
* Pause indoor dining
* Close gyms, salons, etc.
* Urge those who can to work from home
* Secure direct financial aid for impacted businesses
NYers shouldn't wait for official action to change their behavior in light of this mounting threat.
* Work from home if you can
* Be judicious about indoor dining
* If you are high-risk, limit non-essential activity outside the home.

We beat this back once. We can do it again.
Read 4 tweets
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29 Nov 20
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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