BREAKING: NYC Health Dept. is closing its 15 vaccination hubs Thurs & Fri due to lack of supply from fed gov't.
Approx 22k appointments will be rescheduled for next week. No new appointments being added until there is more certainty on supply.
This is the mess Trump left us.
Supply varies among providers. Public hospital sites and many private clinics are still vaccinating Thurs & Fri. If you haven't received a message that your appointment has been canceled assume it's still on.
UPDATE: All appointments at NYC Health Dept vaccine hubs through SUNDAY 1/24 will be rescheduled
Appmts will be resched'd for exactly one week from original date.
All appmt holders have received an email, & will receive a call from the vaccine call center to help w/ scheduling.
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.
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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
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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.)
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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.
Many of you follow me here because of my battle against the pandemic in NYC. But you might not know my backstory.
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/
I went on to found a community dev’t credit union (neighborhoodtrustfcu.org) in Washington Heights in uptown Manhattan, which has made $25m in micro-loans to low-income families to help them do everything from buy their first home computer to start a small business. 3/
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.
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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.
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