{"id":1452819,"date":"2022-04-25T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452819"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:45:18","slug":"live-callers-and-door-knocks-new-york-official-suggests-door-to-door-campaign-to-get-people-boosted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-callers-and-door-knocks-new-york-official-suggests-door-to-door-campaign-to-get-people-boosted\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Live Callers And Door Knocks\u2019: New York Official Suggests Door-To-Door Campaign To Get People Boosted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flive-callers-and-door-knocks-new-york-official-suggests-door-to-door-campaign-to-get-people-boosted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452819&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1240094507.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Levine began by pointing out that the percentage of New York City residents who had gotten their <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/pfizer-ceo-says-fourth-booster-shot-necessary\/\">booster shots<\/a> already was not really increasing over time \u2013 and argued that a \u201ccitywide campaign to reach them\u201d was the next logical step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBooster rate in NYC: * Feb 22: 35% * Mar 22: 36% * Apr 22: 37%,\u201d Levine tweeted. \u201cWe\u2019re barely moving the needle on this. And it\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have name, address, email etc for all 3.4M NYers who got their first vax but not their booster. <\/p>\n<p>Steps NYC should be taking NOW to reach them:<br \/>* Send them a pre-made appt at vax site in their neighb<br \/>* Contact them through live callers &#038; door knocks<br \/>* Reinstate $100 incentive<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkLevineNYC\/status\/1518221364234227712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Noting that the city had access to personal information about anyone who had at least begun the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/moderna-ceo-were-going-to-need-boosters-in-the-fall-of-22-and-forward\/\">vaccine process<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe 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 &#038; door knocks * Reinstate $100 incentive,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @Dr_Bry_So_Fly dubbed Levine \u201cThe NYC Fauci,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dr_Bry_So_Fly\/status\/1518589319883198464\">saying<\/a> that the underlying threat was clear: \u201c\u2018To all you govt defiers, we know where you live.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twitchy Editor Greg Pollowitz was quick to note that Levine had made headlines earlier in the pandemic when he argued that anyone who did not want to visit Chinatown out of fear of COVID-19 was racist.<\/p>\n<p><del><\/del>\u201cNever forget that the same people in NYC who told you to party in Chinatown at the beginning of the pandemic are still in charge today,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cWe should stop listening to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never forget that the same people in NYC who told you to party in Chinatown at the beginning of the pandemic are still in charge today. We should stop listening to them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iMn35uJztV\">https:\/\/t.co\/iMn35uJztV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Yh7fjNaYg\">pic.twitter.com\/2Yh7fjNaYg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPollowitz\/status\/1518534241516425216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Levine was not the only public official encouraging people to visit Chinatown in the early days of the pandemic \u2014 largely as pushback to former President Donald Trump\u2019s focus on the fact that the novel coronavirus had originated in China, and amid rising fears that Americans might blame Asian Americans for its continued spread.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Owner of the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory tells reporters that people are afraid to visit Chinatown because of the corona virus. He calls it racism, adding that his business is off $500-$800 dollars a day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCSm34cE1y\">pic.twitter.com\/nCSm34cE1y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Matthews (@MarkMatthewsNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMatthewsNBC\/status\/1232017488465911811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and others also issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcbayarea.com\/news\/local\/nancy-pelosi-visits-san-franciscos-chinatown\/2240247\/\">similar statements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat shouldn\u2019t be carried over to Chinatown in San Francisco,\u201d Pelosi said during a visit there in late February of 2020. \u201cI hope that it\u2019s not that. But all I can say is, \u2018I\u2019m here.\u2019 We feel safe and sound, so many of us coming here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Today our city is celebrating the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#LunarNewYear<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city,\u201d NYC Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan tweeted on February 9, 2020. \u201cI want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#coronavirus<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today our city is celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LunarNewYear?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LunarNewYear<\/a> parade in Chinatown, a beautiful cultural tradition with a rich history in our city. I want to remind everyone to enjoy the parade and not change any plans due to misinformation spreading about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bwCnIb7j8H\">https:\/\/t.co\/bwCnIb7j8H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD (@NYCHealthCommr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCHealthCommr\/status\/1226508570646269954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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