Test & Trace Corner
COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under 5 Years of Age
In New York City, 98.3% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that number continues to expand as more people become eligible. More than…
The Impact of Take Care and the GetFood Program: A Retrospective
As of June 27, 2022, deliveries of “Take Care” packages and food through Take Care and the GetFood program ended. Two years since their inception, Take Care and its GetFood…
Analysis of COVID-19 Transmission in New York City Public Schools from October to December 2021
In an effort to monitor the spread of COVID-19, New York City agencies receive reports of positive cases through multiple data systems that help to identify school-based contacts in collaboration…
Expanded Eligibility for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses for Children 5-11 Years Old
More than 4.8 million children ages 5 through 11 have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 15,000 have been hospitalized since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Centers for…
Closing the Gap with At-Home Testing Distribution
At-home testing allows for a higher testing capacity when there is a higher demand, and for COVID test results to be known at a faster rate when an individual cannot…
Voices of Contact Tracers: Supporting NYC in its Greatest Time of Need — Part 2
In last week’s Voices of Contact Tracers post, we introduced you to some of the NYC Test & Trace Corps contact tracers who were critical to the city’s efforts to…
Voices of Contact Tracers: Supporting NYC in its Greatest Time of Need — Part 1
The NYC Test & Trace Corps has been a vital resource to New York City throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The Corps’ Trace pillar, the largest citywide contact tracing program in…
Second Booster Doses for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals
On March 29, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for older…
The Impact of Take Care Hotels: A Retrospective
After two years, the isolation hotel program has come to a close. Hotels provided a safe place to isolate or quarantine for over 33,000 New Yorkers and visitors to New…