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I am appalled by the confusion being sowed at the state level as we navigate #COVID19Vaccine distribution. Misinformation and neglect of available resources is delaying getting vaccines into New Yorkers’ arms. 1/
NYC and counties have been developing & running drills for mass vaccinations for years. Yet, localities & providers are being kept in the dark by NYS until the last possible minute while people continue to get sick and die. It is not enough to say that is unacceptable. 2/
The lack of collaboration between the State & localities like NYC has created an unnecessarily confusing and bifurcated system of vaccination sites and scheduling for New Yorkers to navigate. 3/
Our health care system is under immense pressure and needs clear & timely notice to perform responsibilities. Excluding local health depts from decision-making & constricting their flexibility to admin shots is exacerbating the complexity of an historic vaccination effort. 4/
Confusion, last minute guidance, and an unwillingness to cooperate effectively creates a reluctance among healthcare providers and hesitancy in the public domain. 5/
@nycHealthy releases data on vaccine progress daily, including the # of 1st & 2nd doses administered throughout the City. The @CDCgov publicizes # of doses delivered & administered in NY and other states. I call on the state to make vaccination data transparent and... 6/
...to provide timely notice to activate new phases and systems. It is literally the least the state can do and only the first step in better organizing this effort.
We need decisive action that is driven by data and cooperation, not political showmanship. 7/
We need decisive action that is driven by data and cooperation, not political showmanship. 7/
New Yorkers cannot afford for the vaccination process to be riddled with bureaucratic delays and should have clear thresholds that allow anticipation of the next phase or marked progress. 8/
Phases must be rolled out effectively so that resources, whether they be vaccine doses, scheduling interfaces, or inoculation sites, can be utilized sufficiently and so New Yorkers can #GetVaccinated.
The lives of at-risk New Yorkers depend on us getting this right. end/
The lives of at-risk New Yorkers depend on us getting this right. end/
