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Test & Treat Corner

April 4, 2022
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…

March 10, 2022
Voices of Test & Trace Corps: Street Health Outreach & Wellness

By Chanté Solomon and Nicky Smith Two years into the pandemic, COVID continues to require an “all hands-on deck” approach, causing a strain on resources, and exacerbating existing health disparities….

When COVID Stays for the Long Haul, Part Two: AfterCare
February 25, 2022
When COVID Stays for the Long Haul, Part Two: AfterCare

The February 16, 2022 Corner post, “When COVID Stays for the Long Haul, Part One,” took a deep dive into the phenomenon of Long COVID. As we described last time,…

When COVID Stays for the Long Haul, Part One
February 16, 2022
When COVID Stays for the Long Haul, Part One

After nearly two years of the pandemic, most of us know the list of telltale symptoms of a COVID-19 infection. We know that symptoms can range from mild (runny nose,…

The Exposure Guidance Tool: A New Online Resource for New Yorkers Exposed to COVID-19
February 4, 2022
The Exposure Guidance Tool: A New Online Resource for New Yorkers Exposed to COVID-19

On February 2, 2022, NYC Test & Trace Corps announced the launch of an online tool to provide a new way for New Yorkers who have been in close contact…

January 28, 2022
New York State’s Updated Guidance for Isolation and Quarantine

Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen updates and guidance change based on the science and the current state of the spread of COVID-19. Test & Trace has been keeping up-to-date on…

January 18, 2022
Boosting Protection Against COVID-19

Vaccine booster shots are now available for all fully vaccinated people 12 years of age and older. These shots are a critically important tool used to boost your immunity after…

December 15, 2021
Addressing Health Inequities Using Community-Guided Mobile COVID-19 Testing

In May 2020, New York City launched the Test & Trace Corps led by NYC Health + Hospitals to mitigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. One…

December 7, 2021
Testing for COVID-19

On November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO), designated a new variant of concern, called Omicron. The existence of a new variant of concern and the approaching holidays has…