During the pandemic, our public hospital system has proven to be a national leader in #COVID19 testing.

That's why this vaccine rollout has been so frustrating—we know we can do so much better.

This is the city that never sleeps—let's act like it.

Here's what we need to do:
. @nycHealthy needs to rapidly scale up *now*, and they need the resources to do so. That includes vaccinating all healthcare workers IMMEDIATELY, as well as nursing home staff and residents.

Every private hospital must be part of the solution to administer all available doses.
We have seen that the way through a public health crisis is open communication.

We should set up *24/7* vaccine distribution centers starting in COVID hot spots and partnering with community-based trusted messengers.
New Yorkers deserve increased public communication about vaccine rollout and real-time updates about their own status.

There's no excuse to leave people in the dark—it only allows misinformation to spread.
The vaccine is the hope we have all been waiting for.

But the current speed of the vaccination rollout is not going to get the job done for our city.

We need to use every single tool at our disposal to pick up the pace.

Lives are on the line, to say nothing of our economy.
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