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9 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
To make a covid vaccine appointment in NYC, there is...

One website for H+H sites, another for DOHMH sites, another for Cosco. For community clinics, 7 have their own different websites, 4 require calling, and 1 is by email.

WE NEED ONE UNIFIED SCHEDULING SYSTEM FOR ALL OF NYC.
In Britain, the *entire country* is under a unified covid vaccine scheduling system.

(Socialized medicine!!) nhs.uk/conditions/cor…
In NYC there should be a *single* website to allow for scheduling a covid vaccine at any provider. You should also be able to schedule by calling 311.

This needs to be simple and efficient, including for seniors.
Yes Costco (not cosco, sorry) has indeed started covid vaccination at their Long Island City location.

Here is their scheduling system: …k-costcopharmacy.appointment-plus.com/ct8ej27s/?&e_i…
Denmark is running circles around us on vaccine scheduling...

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11 Jan
New developments in NYC’s vaccination program are coming fast and furious.

Here’s the latest on who can get vaccination, where and when sites are open, and how to schedule.

1/
In addition to healthcare & nursing homes, new groups now eligible are:
* aged 75+
* teachers & education workers (includes childcare...still unclear if this includes higher ed)
* first responders & public safety workers (includes correction officers)
* public transit workers

2/
All groups can go to any public vaccination site.

There’s a new website to find a place near you to get the vaccine: vaccinefinder.nyc.gov

(There is still a patchwork of different scheduling systems for various providers which is a problem and needs to be fixed.)

3/
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9 Jan
Amidst historic crisis, NYC is headed to elections in June.

This is our moment to go big. So we come back stronger, healthier, more just.

I'm running for Manhattan Boro Pres. to take on this fight.

We're days from a big fundraising deadline.

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I’ve been fighting on behalf of this city my entire adult life, since I graduated college w/ a physics degree & became a bilingual science teacher in the Bronx. 2/
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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/
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3 Jan
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.?
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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/
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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….
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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/
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