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18 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Big day for health policy in the @NYCCouncil.

Health committee just unanimously voted out 4 pieces of legislation.

* Intro 2236a: Creates unified covid vax scheduling website, and a system for NYers to pre-register to be alerted when an appointment opens up.
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* Reso 1535 (sponsored by @IDaneekMiller): calls for State to give local health depts power to take steps to reduce inequality in vaccination, including expanding eligibility in underserved zip codes, and expanded demographic reporting.
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* Reso 1529a: calls for State gov't to eliminate the planned medicaid pharmacy carve-out, which would devastate community health providers serving vulnerable NYers, include those who are homeless, living w/ HIV, etc.
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* Intro 864a (sponsored by @NYCSpeakerCoJo): strengthens protections against child lead poisoning, by requiring broader investigations, more precautions by landlords, etc.
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Vote by the full City Council on these four pieces of legislation is happening later today. Stay tuned!
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(still sorting out exactly which groups this includes, but this is undoubtedly a major expansion)
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But that's actually NOT the advice experts are offering.

This mismatch is hurting vax efforts. We need much more positive messaging on what's possible once you're vaccinated. 1/
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NYers should truly be optimistic about where we’ll be on covid in a few months—there are many reasons for hope.

We should also be very concerned about the *weeks* ahead—there are some dark clouds gathering.

A thread on where we're at as NYC approaches year 2 of the pandemic. 1/
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Brooklynites: 1000s of appointments just opened up at the new FEMA vax site at Medgar Evers College.

For anyone eligible who lives in these zips: 11206, 11221, 11216, 11238, 11225, 11213, 11233, 11207, 11208, 11236, 11212, 11203, 11226, 11210

Book Here: …eligible.covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov
Great news and a great offer of assistance:
Map of zip codes eligible for the Medgar Evers vax site (created by @mikepstein). Image
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On Monday the largest single expansion yet in covid vaccine eligibility in NYC takes effect, covering all adults with underlying medical conditions.

Here is a thread on where, when, and how this new group can get vaccinated. 1/
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Changes in NYC’s covid vaccination program are coming so fast that it’s hard to keep up.

So here’s the latest on who’s eligible, where you can get vaccinated, how to schedule, the impact of the supply shortage, and more… 1/
Who is eligible for vaccination now in NYC?
* In addition to previously eligible groups of essential workers (healthcare, transit, education etc) and all aged 65+, restaurant workers and taxi drivers are now eligible. Here’s the exhaustive list: www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid… 2/
What about those with underlying conditions?
* This group will be eligible beginning Feb. 15. The State has released the list of qualifying conditions (see below), but there are still details not yet confirmed. e.g. whether neurological conditions include ALS, epilepsy etc. 3/
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