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27 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
CDC has just called for a return to indoor masking in parts of the U.S. where covid is surging.

Let's be clear: covid is surging in New York City.

We need an indoor mask mandate renewed here asap. Image
The vaccines remain remarkably effective against serious disease.

But even vaccinated individuals should wear their masks in indoor public settings because....
nytimes.com/2021/07/27/hea… Image
And...
The CDC is urging indoor masking in localities with levels of transmission that are "high" (in red below) or "substantial" (in orange).

Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn & Queens are in orange. Staten Island is red. Image

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30 Jul
NYC's new app for covid vax/test status is now live.

iPhone: apps.apple.com/us/app/nyc-cov…

Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

It's different from the State's Excelsior app in some significant ways. Image
Excelsior checks against the State's immunization database. This reduces likelihood of fraud, but a not insignificant # of people can't get it to work because, for example, one letter of their name is off in the official record. Also it doesn't work if you got vax'd out of state.
The City's new app simply stores a picture of your vax card, test result, etc. It doesn't communicate with any outside databases. This will allay some people's privacy fears--especially for, say, undocumented immigrants.
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11 Jun
Early voting starts TOMORROW in the most consequential NYC election in a generation. Schedule:

Sat 6/12: 8am-5pm
Sun 6/13: 8am-5pm
Mon 6/14: 7am-4pm
Tue 6/15: 10am-8pm
Wed 6/16: 10am-8pm
Th 6/17: 10am-8pm
Fri 6/18: 7am-4pm
Sat 6/19: 8am-5pm
Sun 6/20: 8am-4pm

E-day 6/22: 6am-9pm
In most cases your early voting poll site will be different than your regular election day poll site.

Find your poll site here: findmypollsite.vote.nyc
There are many candidates for many offices on the ballot--from mayor to judicial delegate. (And of course borough president! 😁)

See a sample of your ballot here: whosontheballot.org
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24 May
It's wonderful news that students will be able to return to in-person learning in NYC in the fall.

But there are many Qs on what the classroom experience will be like. Here's a vision for updated safety protocols in light of the progress we're making against the pandemic. 1/
Our goal should be that schools start returning to normal this fall—for the sake of our kids’ education & social/emotional health—while we also continue to take steps to minimize and contain future covid outbreaks.

Below are key components of a plan that strikes this balance. 2/
Make the 3ft rule a goal but not a requirement. In crowded schools a strict 3ft spacing rule would require moving some students out of the building. Better to avoid this by leaning in to other safety measures as outlined below. 3/
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24 May
New charts from NYC Dept Health make it clear how far NYC has come in vaccination—and how far we still have to go.

For our population overall, we are at about a 50/50 split:
For adults in NYC (age 18+), we are at about a 60/40 split for vax'd vs. unvax'd:
For aged 65+ in NYC, we're approaching a 70/30 split for vax'd vs. unvax'd:
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19 May
Today most public indoor venues in NYC can reopen at full capacity, and the universal indoor mask mandate is being lifted.

Also today: 53% of NYC residents have not had their 1st shot, and we're averaging 700 new cases/day.

Each of us has a role to play to keep NYC safe now. 1/
If have have not been vaccinated, please continue to use great caution. Wear a mask in all social settings. Get tested regularly. And most importantly, get the vaccine as soon as you can. 2/
If you are a store/supermarket/gym/salon/movie theater owner, please continue to require masks of ALL customers, to protect your workers, the immunocompromised, and kids (the alternative of requiring masks only for vax'd cases on the honor system will not work).
3/
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18 May
The list of City-run vax sites in NYC accepting walk-ins keeps growing. Now 120+ locations.

As always there is no cost, insurance not required, no questions on immigration status.

Latest update on locations/hours by borough in this thread. 👇

Manhattan: www1.nyc.gov/assets/coronav…
Latest update on City-run vax sites, including those accepting walk-ins, in Brooklyn:
www1.nyc.gov/assets/coronav…
Latest update on City-run vax sites, including those accepting walk-ins, in Queens:
www1.nyc.gov/assets/coronav…
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