TESTIMONY
Member of the Public on Urging NYC to Fund Free N95 Respirators and Tests, Mandate Respirators in Key Settings, and Condemn CDC's COVID Isolation Policy
2:42:41
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A member of the public testifies in strong support of NYC funding bill IMT 0332 for free N95 respirators and tests, and criticizes CDC's reduced COVID isolation policy.
- Calls for funding to provide free N95 respirators and tests to protect against COVID, pollution, and wildfire smoke.
- Advocates for mandatory respirators in healthcare settings, pharmacies, schools, public transit, and congregative settings.
- Emphasizes the need for hospital ventilation upgrades to ensure safe healthcare environments.
- Shares personal impact story about grandma contracting COVID at a cancer treatment center due to lack of protective measures.
- Urges NYC and healthcare system to condemn CDC's decision to reduce COVID isolation policies, deeming it unscientific and harmful.
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2:42:41
Hi.
2:42:42
I'm calling in strong support for NYC to provide a funding for free N95s and tests.
2:42:47
Council must fund bill, IMT 0332.
2:42:50
This is incredible bill that will keep New Yorkers safe from COVID, as well as other airborne illnesses, pollution, and wildfire smoke.
2:42:56
I'll surge the city to mandate respirators in clean air in all healthcare settings, pharmacies, schools, and public transit, and forced congregate setting, respirators, not baggy blues.
2:43:05
New Yorkers deserve filtered air and safe access to health care.
2:43:08
Consider funding hospitals more for ventilation upgrades.
2:43:11
Anything less is medical negligence and puts vulnerable patients to risk.
2:43:15
My grandma was infected by COVID at a cancer treatment center because the staff wasn't masked.
2:43:20
Hospital acquired COVID infections will result in more lawsuits as well and rightfully so.
2:43:25
A great way to save money is respirator and clean air investments.
2:43:29
I, for one, will certainly be suing if I catch your hospital coiled infection.
2:43:33
Finally, I would encourage the council in New York's healthcare system to condemn the recent CDC's decision of reducing COVID isolation policies to one day.
2:43:41
Is a dangerous decision not based on any science or fact, but convenience.
2:43:45
It downgrades the seriousness of a BSL 3 pathogen, ignores the contagious period of 10 days or more, and ignores the long term effects of COVID.
2:43:52
New York deserves better than this and should issue a statement condemning CDC's anti science and anti health policy.
2:43:58
Thank you.