{"id":190213,"date":"2021-02-27T04:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T01:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/"},"modified":"2021-02-27T04:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T01:45:06","slug":"these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"#These heroes are helping the most vulnerable get COVID-19 vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2177449e7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2177449e7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/#She_leaps_over_language_barriers\" >She leaps over language barriers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/#He_pops_up_to_aid_the_elderly\" >He pops up to aid the elderly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/#She_protects_and_serves_the_sick\" >She protects and serves the sick<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/#He_steps_out_for_the_homebound\" >He steps out for the homebound<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/these-heroes-are-helping-the-most-vulnerable-get-covid-19-vaccines\/#How_to_find_a_vaccine_appointment\" >How to find a vaccine appointment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#These heroes are helping the most vulnerable get COVID-19 vaccines<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>These days, Lipi Roy spends her free hours helping people with substance-abuse issues get vaccinated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the right thing to do,\u201d the doctor and NYU assistant professor told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>In New York, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalepidemics.org\/vaccine-dashboard\/?utm_source=Dean+Jha&amp;utm_campaign=8263b2394d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_03_12_18_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_e4fcd685bb-8263b2394d-224477154\">only 6% of the population is fully inoculated,<\/a> per worldwide COVID-19 vaccination database GlobalEpidemics.org. <\/p>\n<p>Complex online scheduling platforms, language barriers and inequitable health care have hindered access to the vaccine for many vulnerable citizens. But now, heroic New Yorkers are fighting to level the playing field. <\/p>\n<p>Like Roy, Tomas Ramos has made it his mission to help immunize people who might otherwise struggle to get a coveted <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment slot. His grassroots organization, the Bronx Rising Initiative, hosts pop-up vaccination centers for seniors living in The Bronx\u2019s housing projects. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to save lives,\u201d Ramos told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Tomas Ramos' Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.\" class=\"wp-image-17422403 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tomas Ramos\u2019 Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Similarly, Brooklyn Councilmen Mark Treyger is spearheading a bill aimed at getting immobilized elders vaccinated through an at-home vaccination initiative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeniors want the vaccination, they just need help,\u201d Treyger told The Post, noting the digital challenges \u2014 such as lack of reliable WiFi or internet literacy \u2014 that many face while trying to navigate online portals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can\u2019t stay up until 1 a.m. trying to register,\u201d he said. And \u201cit\u2019s not like looking for a [PlayStation 5] \u2026 This is life or death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Below, four champions of the underserved share how they\u2019re working overtime to help distribute the vaccine.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"She_leaps_over_language_barriers\"><\/span><strong>She leaps over language barriers <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A recent study on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/issue-brief\/immigrant-access-to-covid-19-vaccines-key-issues-to-consider\/\">racial equality and health policy<\/a> found that people whose primary language is not English have been less likely to receive the shot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Columbia University assistant professor, Dr. Morgan Philbin, volunteers at NewYork Presbyterian's vaccination site in Washington Heights, translating important health information for non-English speaking New Yorkers getting the shot.\" class=\"wp-image-17422621 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-morgan-philbin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-morgan-philbin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-morgan-philbin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-morgan-philbin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-morgan-philbin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Columbia University assistant professor Dr. Morgan Philbin volunteers at NewYork Presbyterian\u2019s vaccination site in Washington Heights, translating important health information for non-English speaking New Yorkers getting the shot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So when Columbia School of Public Health professor Morgan Philbin got an email from NewYork Presbyterian seeking Spanish-speaking translators at the hospital\u2019s vaccination site in Washington Heights, she im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely volunteered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people who don\u2019t speak English as their primary language rely on their kids or family members to translate,\u201d Philbin explained to The Post.\u00a0\u201cBut they often have questions that they don\u2019t feel comfortable asking their kid to translate or putting into Google Translate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Philbin works a weekly 8-hour shift at the Fort Washington Armory vaccination site,  translating both Spanish and Mandarin. Since January, she has helped hundreds of non-English speaking New Yorkers get the shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Columbia University assistant professor, Dr. Morgan Philbin, volunteers at NewYork Presbyterian's vaccination site in Washington Heights, translating important health information for non-English speaking New Yorkers getting the shot.\" class=\"wp-image-17422807 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/morgan-philbin.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/morgan-philbin.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/morgan-philbin.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/morgan-philbin.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/morgan-philbin.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Columbia University assistant professor Dr. Morgan Philbin volunteers at NewYork Presbyterian\u2019s vaccination site in Washington Heights, translating important health information for non-English speaking New Yorkers getting the shot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dr. Morgan Philbi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Noting the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> lack of translators at immunization sites, Philbin told The Post, \u201cNew York is not some tiny under-resourced town in the middle of nowhere,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no excuse for not having multiple language translators at every vaccination center.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_pops_up_to_aid_the_elderly\"><\/span>He pops up to aid the elderly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Ramos, 33, realized Black and Latino seniors were being <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/new-york\/articles\/2021-01-31\/racial-disparities-seen-in-new-york-city-vaccination-rates\">vaccinated at a lower rate<\/a> than white or Asian New Yorkers, he knew he had to do something.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ramos\u2019 Bronx Rising Initiative, a nonprofit launched in response to the pandemic, hosted its first pop-up vaccination clinic at the Bronx River Community Center in January. Supported\u00a0by the Morris Heights Health Center, a borough-wide health-care outlet that supplied the vaccines, Ramos and his team set up a medical clinic in the building\u2019s senior center and helped over 100 elderly get inoculated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Tomas Ramos' Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.\" class=\"wp-image-17422802 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tomas Ramos\u2019 Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe literally set up an entire clinic in a new space for one day,\u201d Ramos told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bronx Rising Initiative has helped hundreds of seniors in low-income neighborhoods get vaccinated, over 3,000 register for the shot online,and has raised over $2 million towards vaccination funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou get to see the smiles on the seniors\u2019 faces when they got vaccinated,\u201d he told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Tomas Ramos' Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.\" class=\"wp-image-17422894 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-tomas-ramos-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tomas Ramos\u2019 Bronx Rising Initiative hosts pop-up vaccination sites for senior citizens living in Bronx housing projects.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to go to every single NYCHA development, so we\u2019re not leaving anyone out.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"She_protects_and_serves_the_sick\"><\/span><strong>She protects and serves the sick <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ensuring addicts get vaccinated is a labor of love for Roy, who told The Post that \u201csubstance abuse disorder is a chronic disease like diabetes or heart disease . . . and people with chronic illness are at increased risk for COVID and death.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance use disorder get immunized.\" class=\"wp-image-17422425 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-dr-roy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-dr-roy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-dr-roy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-dr-roy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-dr-roy-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance abuse disorder get immunized.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When she\u2019s not teaching or serving as the medical director for Housing Works, an advocacy group for the city\u2019s homeless and HIV\/AIDS population, Roy vaccinates people battling addiction in the South Bronx and the Lower East Side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She volunteers with the New York City Medical Reserve Corps, a collection of health-care professionals administering the vaccination to New York\u2019s most vulnerable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance use disorder get immunized.\" class=\"wp-image-17422816 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance use disorder get immunized.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dr. Lipi Roy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to administering the shot, Roy is advocating for the vaccine to be made available at methadone clinics, harm-reduction facilities, churches and Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.\u00a0She noted that building trust with drug and alcohol dependents \u2014 a demographic that tends to be skeptical of the health-care system \u2014 is the best way to help them get fully immunized. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaccines are safe and the most successful public-health campaign intervention in human history,\u201d she told The Post. \u201cVaccines have saved millions of lives and they\u2019ll continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance use disorder get immunized.\" class=\"wp-image-17422863 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/dry-roy-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Dr. Lipi Roy spends her spare time ensuring New Yorkers battling drug, alcohol and substance use disorder get immunized.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Dr. Lipi Roy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_steps_out_for_the_homebound\"><\/span>He steps out for the homebound<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Making sure bedridden seniors in Brooklyn get the vaccine is a personal mission for Mark Treyger.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a very close-knit community,\u201d the former public school teacher-turned-47th District Council Member told The Post. \u201cSomeone\u2019s grandma is our grandma. That\u2019s our grandma who needs help. That\u2019s how we roll here in my district.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Brooklyn Councilman Mark Treyger introduced legislation to get immobilized senior citizens vaccinated at home.\" class=\"wp-image-17422876 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-mark-treyger-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-mark-treyger-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-mark-treyger-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-mark-treyger-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/vaccine-heroes-mark-treyger-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brooklyn Councilman Mark Treyger (right) introduced legislation to get immobilized senior citizens vaccinated at home.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the onset of the vaccine rollout, Treyger introduced a bill aimed at getting immobilized elders, as well as their health aides, the shot through an at-home vaccination initiative with the Department of Health. The new law will help speed up vaccination efforts in Brooklyn, the borough with the largest population of seniors in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Treyger\u2019s bill will be voted on within the next few weeks. If passed, it will go into effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government must be there for those who cannot really help themselves,\u201d Treyger said. \u201cWe need to always have a plan that\u2019s centered on equity and fairness for those that need the most help.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_find_a_vaccine_appointment\"><\/span>How to find a vaccine appointment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More than 7 million New Yorkers are currently eligible for the vaccine, according to the state\u2019s CovidVaccine database, but many are still having trouble locking in an appointment. Here are tips for navigating tricky online registration forms and call-in systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/turbovax.com\/\">TurboVax.com<\/a>, by software engineer Huge Ma, for updates about available vaccine appointments from city and state-run sites. Ma\u2019s Twitter feed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turbovax?s=21\">@turbvax<\/a> provides up-to-the-minute tips about newly open slots.<\/li>\n<li>Join Facebook group <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/316648273038795\">Helping NYC Get Vaccinated<\/a> for the latest information about the vaccine. It\u2019s private, but open to anyone who\u2019s willing to follow the rules (no scammers or antivaxxers, per the admins). Started by Queens natives Rebekah Hanousek-Monge and Chelsea Lavington, the social page offers insights on locating available appointments and dealing with confusing registration portals.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Twitter user <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heyitskenisha?s=21\">@HeyItsKenisha<\/a>, a k a Kenisha Johnson, notifies her followers about available appointments, and offers tricks for nabbing them. These include choosing less-competitive time slots and scouring sites for cancellations in bad weather.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The volunteer-run website <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nycvaccinelist.com\/\">NYCVaccineList.com<\/a> updates users about available appointments at inoculation spots across the five boroughs, with notations on wheelchair accessibility and even the brand of vaccine on offer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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