The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene oversees all five NYC boroughs, serving as a public health system for COVID-19 prevention and control. Since COVID-19 disproportionately affects communities of color, individuals with health disparities, and essential workers a group of NYU students have developed a plan that implements the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s five-phase tiered strategy to distribute the COVID-19 vaccination equitably among the vulnerable populations.
Read their outstanding plan here.