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According to the NYC Health & Hospitals Corp:

Free COVID-19 Testing and Treatment

Free COVID-19 rapid testing, PCR testing, clinical evaluation and direct connection to the anti-viral medication Paxlovid is available to you at our mobile Test to Treat sites and Health + Hospitals facilities, which can be found in many locations across the five boroughs. You can also pick up free at-home test kits at over 250 NYC walk-up distribution locations to keep yourself and your loved ones prepared at the first signs of symptoms or exposure!

Use the City’s COVID-19 Test Site Finder to find the no-cost City-run testing site most convenient to you, including a search filter to find the NYC Test & Treat Corps’ mobile Test-to-Treat units and free at-home test distribution sites.

You can also text “COVID TEST” to 855-48 to find a test site near you.

Mobile Test to Treat units, managed by the NYC Test & Treat Corps, provide no-cost instant access to antiviral medication (Paxlovid) for eligible New Yorkers who test positive. Treatment can prevent severe illness and hospitalization.

Every mobile Test to Treat site is staffed with a clinician who can evaluate COVID-positive patients and prescribe Paxlovid.

New Yorkers may now present proof of a positive test — including at-home test results and test results from any external testing provider — at all mobile Test to Treat units to be evaluated for and connected to Paxlovid on site.

Test results must be from within the past 5 days, and patients will be pre-screened for symptoms to determine their eligibility for treatment.Learn more.

In addition, as of Nov. 21, select mobile Test to Treat sites now offer RSV and Flu testing for symptomatic patients. Please make sure RSV or Flu testing is listed as available below the mobile site location. 

Click here for the mobile site locations.

Free at home Covid 19 rapid test kits are available at the Roosevelt Island NY Public Library (524 Main Street) and other locations throughout NYC.

Roosevelt Island Disabled Association President Says Local Seniors And Disabled Residents Need Covid 19 Vaccination Site On Island - Is Anybody Listening?

Mayor Bill deBlasio announced today that Covid-19 vaccinations are available for all New Yorkers age 65 and older.

New Yorkers age 65 or older are now eligible for the #COVID19 vaccine! To learn more or to find out where to get vaccinated, visit https://t.co/CwLXzcCWDH.

To make an appointment at a Health Department or @NYCHealthSystem site, call 877-VAX4NYC. #NYCVaccineForAll pic.twitter.com/PO9fjsYCAd

— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) January 12, 2021

The #COVID19 vaccine MUST get to some of our most vulnerable New Yorkers — especially our senior citizens.

We’re launching a citywide outreach effort to ensure New Yorkers 65 and older can access the free, safe, and easy vaccine.
Hope is here. #NYCVaccineForAll pic.twitter.com/Sk6yc9hojb

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 12, 2021

According to the NYC Vaccine Finder web site:

The Vaccine Finder is a one-stop site for New Yorkers to find their nearest COVID-19 vaccination site. The Vaccine Finder can also provide New Yorkers with information to schedule vaccination appointments. 

To get started, type in an address, zip code or search “near me” to find a list of nearby provider locations, links and phone numbers you can use to schedule your appointment at each location....

But many Roosevelt Island elderly and disabled residents are not able to reach vaccination locations off the Island. 

Can't Resnick, or Duane Reade, or Foodtown, or one of the hospitals, be set up for this?

— Tavie (rhymes w/gravy) (@TheRealTavie) January 11, 2021

Today, Roosevelt Island Disabled Association (RIDA) Vice President Nancy Brown asked for a Covid -19 Vaccination site to be placed on Roosevelt Island.

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Roosevelt Island NYC Council Member Ben Kallos and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer have indicated support for a Roosevelt Island Covid-19 Vaccination site.

Agreed. Reaching out to @NYCHealthSystem now!

— Ben Kallos (@kallos) January 10, 2021

The residents of Roosevelt Island who have difficultly with travel deserve an accessible vaccination site.

I urge the City to open one up ASAP. https://t.co/ESkToWHxlK

— Scott M. Stringer (@NYCComptroller) January 11, 2021

As previously reported, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) announced a Covid-19 Test site will open in the former Roosevelt Island NY Public Library space later this month.

The vaccine is the weapon that will win the war on COVID-19 and we must move quickly & efficiently to get New Yorkers vaccinated as soon as eligible. Meanwhile, rapid testing will control the spread. RIOC is currently working to bring rapid testing to the RI community & beyond.

— RIOC NYS (@RIOCny) January 12, 2021

UPDATE 1/13 - Roosevelt Island's Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney wrote to Mayor deBlasio today supporting a Covid 19 vaccinaiton site on Roosevelt Island. Here's the letter:

Dear Mayor De Blasio: 

I write to thank you for your hard work in overseeing the coronavirus vaccination effort in New York City and ensuring that the process is efficient, comprehensive, and equitable. I urge you to further improve access for our elderly and disabled residents by adding a vaccination site on Roosevelt Island.  

As you are aware, there are approximately 11,500 New Yorkers living on Roosevelt Island, including a significant number of elderly and disabled residents. These constituents are part of the high-risk demographic for severe outcomes should they contract COVID-19, and they do not currently have access to a convenient vaccination site. The closest vaccination site to Roosevelt Island is in Vernon Boulevard, Queens - over a mile away from most of Roosevelt Island’s residential areas. Seniors and people with disabilities who travel to the nearest vaccination site in Queens must face the risk of exposure to COVID-19 through travel and disproportionate physical difficulties in getting to distant vaccination sites, necessitating a closer location.  

I believe that vaccine distribution should be easy, accessible, and free for all. For those reasons, I strongly encourage you to add a vaccination site on Roosevelt Island to service Roosevelt Island residents, including seniors and disabled populations, many of whom are veterans. Including a vaccination distribution site on Roosevelt Island is a vital step towards achieving this goal and to ensuring an equitable rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your leadership in New York City’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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the results are in & the mayor is negative for COVID-19 https://t.co/rfKSbLyeFd

— Freddi Goldstein (@FreddiGoldstein) June 17, 2020

According to the NYC Covid-19 Information Portal

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is a severe respiratory syndrome and infectious disease. Its symptoms include but are not limited to fever, cough, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell. However, not all people have symptoms when they have COVID-19.

What does the COVID-19 test consist of?

The COVID-19 diagnostic test is safe, free, and easy. A nasal swab, oral swab or saliva sample may be used.

Who can get tested?

All New Yorkers should get tested now, whether or not you have symptoms or are at increased risk.

How often should I get tested?

If your first COVID test is negative, you should get tested again if you

• are concerned about possible exposure
• have spent time in a large crowd
• have had exposure to someone with confirmed or possible COVID-19
• have symptoms
• work in a congregate setting like a nursing home or shelter are planning to visit someone at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness

How long do results take?

Most results are returned in about 48 hours.

Do I need insurance?

You do NOT need insurance to get a diagnostic test.

Privacy

Your test results are confidential.

Where can I get tested?

There are hundreds of convenient testing sites across the city. We also have mobile testing units visiting boroughs. To find a testing site near you, type your zip code into the below.

To find a Covid1-19 Testing site near you, type your zip code at this link....

Here's a screenshot of Covid 19 Testing Locations

in Long Island City and the Upper East Side that are closest to Roosevelt Island.

Click on this link for the exact addresses.

NYC Emergency Room Doctor Craig Spencer Survived Ebola In West Africa, Now Battling Coronavirus, Watch A Day In His Life Treating Patients - NY Times Remembers !00 Thousand Who Died And Shows One Of NYC Deadliest Covid 19 Zip Codes, At Least 32 Deaths From Virus On Roosevelt Island

According to AJ+ You Tube page:

Dr. Craig Spencer fought Ebola in West Africa while working with Doctors Without Borders, and now he’s an emergency room doctor in New York City, at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a day in his life on the front line of the battle against COVID-19.

“Your hands upon theirs. You think of their family. At home. Sobbing,” he writes in this up-close dispatch from a city on lockdown ,with hospitals overflowing, family members losing loved ones over FaceTime, and colleagues running out of personal protective equipment. Spencer’s day in an ER is brought to life with animated illustrations.

For months, me & my colleagues at Columbia University’s medical center have treated thousands of #COVID19 patients.

Every one with dignity. Never disgracefully.

I wrote about their sacrifice here. I still choke up when I read it.

We are not disgraceful.https://t.co/FIcpzgGipZ https://t.co/gAzIxkBBw5

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) May 24, 2020

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Roosevelt Island Mom, Doctor Grace Farris Writes In NY Times About Missing Her Kids Sent Out Of Town As She's On NYC Front Line Treating Coronavirus Patients

Roosevelt Island resident Dr. Grace Farris writes in the NY Times today about sending her children away to Connecticut while treating Coronavirus patients

"It’s been four weeks since I’ve seen my kids, and I’m starting to miss them." @gracefarris, a doctor on the frontlines fighting coronavirus in New York, writes about what the past month has been like away from her children: https://t.co/g3JG8eB96C

— NYT Parenting (@NYTParenting) April 15, 2020

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Weill Cornell Medicine Doctor Michael Niederman Offers Advice And Answers Questions On Coronavirus, Prevention, Symptoms & Treatment, Read First Hand Brutal Account Of Husband & Wife Recovering At Home From Mild Coronavirus - Also Take Survey To Help Track Coronavirus

What is coronavirus? How can I keep myself from getting infected? What symptoms call for a doctor's visit?

Dr. Michael Niederman, pulmonary critical care expert at #WCMDeptOfMed & @nyphospital, answers many of your #COVID19 questions.

Full video: https://t.co/U5DbzkCEZt pic.twitter.com/iA9bGnuIWZ

— Weill Cornell Medicine (@WeillCornell) April 6, 2020

Here's the full video.



and an informative Twitter thread describing staying at home with Coronvirus

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Weill Cornell Medicine ICU Doctor David Price Offers Advice On How To Protect Yourself And Family From Coronavirus Covid 19 - Follow The 4 Rules, Disease Strikes All Ages Over 14, Take Tylenol For Fever And Go To Hospital If You Have Shortness Of Breath

@Rooseveltisland @RIOCny @BenKallos can anyone answer? What's the protocol on Roosevelt Island if you think you have COVID-19 and need to go to urgent care or Emergency if, like most people in Manhattan, you don't have a car or access to one?

— Catee (@Cateenyc) March 28, 2020

Roosevelt Island is a short distance across the East River from where seriously ill Coronavirus patients are being treated by health care professionals at NY Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

One of those health care professionals, Dr David Price a critical care pulmonologist and recent Fellowshiip grad caring for COVID-19 patients at NY Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, offers some very practical advice in video below on protecting yourself and family during the Coronavirus Covid 19 Pandemic.

Here's an excerpt from the video with Dr Price:

...  What is Covid19?

 I mean it's  now every single news story it's political its economic but what is this disease? So this is a virus. It's from what we would colloquially think of as a common cold family the Coronavirus family but what's unique is that the human body has never seen this virus before.

And so this obviously started in Wuhan. The thought is that it came  probably from an animal and then made its way into the human body for the first time and so one of the common questions I get is what does this disease look like?

So what commonly people have is they have fever and they have cough and then they have sore throat and when they get this the virus goes through their entire body and what we have found is that the most likely place that this will affect is your lungs. So people will commonly have cough but for about 80% of people you just don't feel good is the most common thing.

You have a mild cough maybe you have a little headache. The disease lasts from what we're seeing between 5 to 7 to 14 days is probably the best accurate description. Some people who have a mild disease by about day 5 are starting to feel better and then people who aren't feeling better usually start to get short of breath around a 3 to 5 and then start to feel better around that 7 day mark.

So what is the first kind of big topic we're going to talk about and I think the reason I wanted to have this call is how to protect your family. I think we've learned a lot and I want to kind of share all the stuff that I've learned so far with you guys,

So I think the first thing is how do you get Covid 19? I think that this is really important and we've really learned a lot over the last couple weeks, two months about how you get this disease. The overarching theme is sustained contact with someone who has this disease which the vast majority is people with fever and aches or someone who is about to get the disease. So someone in the next one to two days who's going to develop symptoms of this disease.

The way that you get this is the transmission of the virus almost exclusively from your hands to your face and so it's either into your eyes, into your nose or into your mouth. There's a lot of talk about contact or getting it through contact hands to face there's also a small thought that it can be aerosolized, that it can kind of exist a little bit in the air.

The thought at this point is that you actually have to have very long sustained contact with someone and I'm talking about over 15 to 30 minutes in an unprotected environment meaning you're in a very closed room without any type of mask for you to get it that way.

But to very simply state the overwhelming majority of people are getting this by physically touching someone who has this disease or will develop it in the next one to two days and then touching their face and so that actually I think is incredibly empowering and that's as I think in the hospital the last two days the thing that makes me smile a little bit is that I actually know now that I won't get this disease because I know how to protect myself and so I just want to give you guys a few very very practical tips to how to protect yourself...

and the full video.

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