COVID Advocacy NY

NYC ACTION: Write your NYC Council Member & urge them to co-sponsor bill Int 0332-2024, an important bill that would provide access to free masks, other PPE, & rapid tests through the mail to New Yorkers! #FreeN95s Email: actionnetwork.org/letters/freema… Call: council.nyc.gov/districts

The little staff remaining at NIOSH — the agency that certifies N95s — were fired last week. Without NIOSH, nurses’ and our patients’ lives are at risk. And with infectious diseases like avian flu and measles on the rise, this is urgent. Take action: NNU.org/SaveNIOSH

My latest, on the New York state budget and the governor's stymied push for a mask ban. As @SenatorBrisport put it: “Restricting voluntary masking in public is truly unconscionable.... Whatever her actual motive is, it’s clearly not about public safety." prismreports.org/2025/05/05/new…

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says tomorrow at the earliest and Wednesday at the latest for budget bills to be introduced

Anti-mask crackdowns will harm vulnerable New Yorkers. Call your state senator ASAP. Tell them to speak up in conference and firmly oppose any budget legislation that penalizes masking. x.com/jews4maskright…

Both Trump and @GovKathyHochul are pushing anti-mask policies. Far-right media is celebrating Hochul’s plan because it will increase punishments for “obstructing traffic.” How can Democrats expect voters to trust them to oppose Trump when they’re signing on to his playbook?

Call your state senator today and tell them not to allow Trump-like policies into the New York budget.

Anti-Mask bullying is real, just like #LongCOVID, a.k.a. C19 organ damage. We need @GovKathyHochul to acknowledge that anti-mask policies are discriminatory & dangerous. New York must care about everyone, including people who wear masks. 3/4 of the adult population is HIGH RISK!

Protecting yourself from disease and air pollution isn't a crime. We don't have to stand idly by while our electeds try to make it a crime, and we're not going to! #nonymaskban

For anyone who feels like the last masker left, and like they're the only one calling, emailing, and faxing their reps: you definitely aren't alone. More than 300 health professionals signed this letter opposing the proposed mask ban in NY! x.com/COVIDAdvocacyN…

@BillMagnarelli please oppose any policy that penalizes masking in the budget. My Long Covid patients have faced more harassment since this was proposed and they will be targeted as a result.

📢 Call now and tell your reps to "speak up in conference and vocally oppose any legislation that penalizes masking in the budget or beyond, including sentencing enhancements." #NoNYMaskBan

NY Doctors Coalition, NY State Academy of Family Physicians, New York State American Academy of Pediatrics, & over 300 physicians & other healthcare & public health workers voiced their opposition to NY's proposed mask bans earlier this year. #NoNYMaskBan nydocs.org/our-work/no-ma…

It sends an AWFUL message. To stigmatize masks as something that can have criminal penalties will likely deter mask use widely -- even though we need MORE masking for our health and safety, not less.

If you're not sure what to say (or write), here's a script: x.com/jews4maskright…

This isn’t over despite Hochul’s claims. Let your reps know you oppose any anti-mask policy in the budget and support the many in the senate who feel the same. jews-for-mask-rights.beehiiv.com/p/call-for-ny-… via @jews4maskrights

Mention this while calling your reps today! bit.ly/no-mask-ban

Did you see this, @AndreaSCousins?

New Yorkers, please call your NY State Senator and Assemblymember TODAY! Script below. Find your NY State Senator and their contact info: nysenate.gov/find-my-senator Find your NY State Assemblymember and their contact info: nyassembly.gov/mem/search/ #NoNYMaskBan