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Part Two: RIOC’s Swift Rapid Testing Hustle in Action

Nov 22, 2021 davidstone1313

Once underway, the Swift Rapid Testing hustle followed a pattern witnessed in its development. While it was welcome, RIOC set up the site with apparent disregard for purchasing guidelines. An awkward cover up followed, months later.…

Sep 15, 2021 Do you need a COVID test? Things have changed, but here’s what you need to know With schools opening, workers returning to offices and travel increasing, a COVID test may be in your future. But the landscape has…

Jun 17, 2021 At last, RIOC shuts down its costly, mysterious COVID testing site RIOC’s mysterious COVID testing site is closing, stopping the cash drain from residents’ pockets. But the state’s still unwilling to tell us…

May 26, 2021 “We’re back,” says RIOC, but Swift Testing, now a “pop-up” is stranger than ever “We’re back! Effective tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26th,” a RIOC advisory sang,” the Roosevelt Island Pop-up COVID-19 Testing Site will open doors to…

May 19, 2021 Y’all welcome to RIOC’s Swift Rapid RIVAA COVID-19 Art Testing Site Gallery Roosevelt Island’s original hybrid, the Swift RIVAA COVID-19 Art Testing Site Gallery is coming soon. And y’all are welcome to the confection…

May 9, 2021 At RIOC’s Swift COVID testing site, are consumers being gouged on prices and more? Are consumers being gouged on prices at RIOC’s Swift COVID testing site? According to information gleaned from a Kaiser Health Network report,…

Apr 21, 2021 Why RIOC’s Thursday, April, 2021,Board Meeting Is Significant… On Thursday, RIOC’s April board meeting for this year includes agenda items of considerable public interest. The board looks at Public Purpose…

Feb 21, 2021 $200 COVID-19 PCR tests now on demand at secrecy plagued RIOC site More reliable COVID-19 PCR tests are coming to Roosevelt Island, RIOC abruptly announced on Friday. There was a less than one day…

Jan 30, 2021 Why is Cuomo’s RIOC misleading Roosevelt Island about rapid COVID-19 testing? Governor Andrew Cuomo’s RIOC misleads Roosevelt Island on COVID-19 rapid testing. That’s certain, but we don’t know why.

Jan 26, 2021 One Week Into Swift Rapid COVID-19 Testing on Main Street Shows Light Use, Good Overall Results After the first 4-day week of rapid COVID-19 testing at the RIOC sponsored location at 524 Main Street, there’s little change overall…

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