Just as COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, driven by the BA.2 substrain of the omicron variant, New York City's pandemic era meal delivery service for seniors is coming to an end.
and was replaced with the current service, which is only available to former GetFood recipients 60 years of age and older.“Many people have said, ‘I’m ready to do my own grocery shopping,’” she said.In March, the Department for the Aging sent recipients a postcard informing them that the meal deliveries would end. The mailing also included a survey to determine whether recipients should be added to the regular meals on wheels roster.
According to data from the Department for the Aging, just 1,200 of the 8,000 seniors receiving pandemic meal deliveries are being assessed for the permanent program. Another 1,800 declined to apply, although Estima said she hopes they’ll come back around. Asked about the time crunch, Cortés-Vázquez said she’s confident the city will be ready for the end of the program.'The bare minimum'
About 83% of New Yorkers 65 and older are fully vaccinated, but just 57% have at least one booster shot. And New Yorkers 85 and older have the lowest vaccination rate of all adults in the city. Less than two-thirds have a full course of vaccines.
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