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IF YOU ARE NOT NY: NY needs you now. And you may need them later. It’s time to help our biggest city. 1/

After 9/11 firefighters & first responders bravely headed to NY at great risk & at a time of real uncertainty. 2/

Today our doctors, nurses, techs, resp therapists, cleaning crews & social workers in NY have already done beyond the hours, risks & trauma of a frontline war they didn’t sign up for.

They can’t do it forever.3/

NY hospitals will fly you— not just as volunteers— but with pay, protection & hotels— if you want to use your training this way. 4/

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I know people don’t do it for the appreciation, but reinforcements will never be appreciated like they would be now.

Hospitals deaths are down for the first time in NY today. Let’s beat this to submission with all willing & able. 5/ https://secretnyc.co/videos-new-yorkers-clapping-essential-workers/">https://secretnyc.co/videos-ne...

Watch The Beautiful Moment Each Night When NYC Cheers For All Those On The Frontline - Secretnyc

Following suit from the U.K., Spain and Italy, NYC joined the world in thanking all of its essential workers with a ...

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A group of citizens also launched an effort to protect the most vulnerable in NY. Short thread here. They need support. 6/

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You can also help feed people if you’re not hungry, support workers if you can, or find other ways. If you listen to #inthebubble, my proceeds all go to this fund. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-bubble-with-andy-slavitt/id1504128553">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas... 7/

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If you live in other states, if you #StayHome, you can keep from going through what NY is. But if you do, I know New Yorkers, they will be there to help you (maybe with some attitude). 8/

If you live in a state without a lockdown order from the governor, good chance the governor also is one of the few who didn’t expand Medicaid. Don’t rely on their judgment for your family’s health. 9/

My advice is don’t selectively listen to your detriment. When the SG says today that more people die from smoking than COVID-19, it’s another version of saying “this is just the flu.”

ANYONE talking about deflecting blame now during a crisis is not where you should follow.10/

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