‘Live Callers And Door Knocks’: New York Official Suggests Door-To-Door Campaign To Get People Boosted

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine has called on officials to mount a door-knocking campaign to get New Yorkers to follow through on getting their booster shots for COVID-19.

Levine began by pointing out that the percentage of New York City residents who had gotten their booster shots already was not really increasing over time – and argued that a “citywide campaign to reach them” was the next logical step.

“Booster rate in NYC: * Feb 22: 35% * Mar 22: 36% * Apr 22: 37%,” Levine tweeted. “We’re barely moving the needle on this. And it’s not about vax deniers. There are 3.4m NYers who completed their primary vax series but never got their booster. We need a major citywide campaign to reach them.”

We have name, address, email etc for all 3.4M NYers who got their first vax but not their booster.

Steps NYC should be taking NOW to reach them:
* Send them a pre-made appt at vax site in their neighb
* Contact them through live callers & door knocks
* Reinstate $100 incentive

— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 24, 2022

Noting that the city had access to personal information about anyone who had at least begun the vaccine process, Levine went on to argue that the proposed campaign could include anything from making appointments for people, calling them at home, and even sending people out to knock on doors.- READ MORE