Test & Trace Corner
Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic on Improving Hospital Care
In March 2020, New York City became the United States’ epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic. In a densely populated and culturally diverse metropolis with a population of more than 8…
Voices of Test & Trace Corps: My Journey from International Student to NYC Contact Tracer
By Akanksha Anand, Community Engagement Specialist, NYC Test & Trace Corps Dates are such an important part of our lives. Remembering friends’ birthdays is almost as important as not forgetting…
A Need for a Public Health Workforce to Control COVID-19 and Address Health Disparities
There are new challenges to public health that become apparent every year, and as such the landscape of health and healthcare is an ever-changing environment. Even now as COVID-19 remains…
Deployment of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Tests in New York City
SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Tests SARS-CoV-2 testing has played an essential role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Although testing capacity was initially limited in early 2020, expansion of rapid, point-of-care (POC) testing…
Contact Tracing: Accelerating the End of COVID-19
When an individual finds out they are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, time is of the essence. Contact tracing begins when someone who has tested positive shares…
Voices of Test & Trace Corps: Contact Tracers
As rates of COVID-19 infections fall and New York City continues its recovery, Test & Trace Corner is examining the pandemic through the words of the contact tracers who helped…
COVID Safety and Home Health Services
Home health agencies provide nursing and other therapeutic services for millions of people across the country in their homes or in other congregate settings such as assisted living and rehabilitation…
Starting the Conversation: Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines
This post is based on information presented by Dr. Syra Madad, senior director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals and leader of the system’s COVID19…
The Road to Vaccination: Leveraging Infrastructure for Vaccine Rollout
The COVID-19 vaccine is now available to all New York residents who are aged 12 years and older. However, adolescents who are aged 12 through 15 years are currently only…