Vaccine passports will no longer be required in New York City starting March 7, Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday — and he plans on lifting school mask mandates then, too, barring “unforeseen spikes” in COVID cases.
Adams said he plans on following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead in nixing masks in schools but would make the final determination this Friday.
“At the end of this week, we will evaluate the numbers and make a final announcement on Friday. If we see no unforeseen spikes and our numbers continue to show a low level of risk, New York City will remove the indoor mask mandate for public school children,” Hizzoner said in a statement.
But he said starting March 7, patrons at Big Apple restaurants, gyms and indoor venues will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination.
“Additionally, New York City’s numbers continue to go down day after day, so, as long as COVID indicators show a low level of risk and we see no surprises this week, on Monday, March 7 we will also lift Key2NYC requirements,” the mayor said, referring to rules imposed last year by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining, indoor fitness, indoor entertainment and certain meeting spaces.
Mask mandates in public schools across New York will be lifted this Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday — and she feels “confident” Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams will follow suit but said it’s ultimately up to him.
Speaking from Albany, Hochul said local governments would now be empowered to set their own school mask requirements in accordance with new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday that reclassified much of the state as “low risk” for COVID infection.
“Given the decline in our rates, our hospitalizations, strong vaccination rates and the CDC guidance, we, friends, the day has come,” Hochul said. “Today we are going to be announcing that we’ll be lifting the statewide mask requirement in schools, and that’ll be effective this Wednesday, March 2.”
Hochul said she had spoken to Mayor Eric Adams and “feels confident” he will follow her lead and yank the city’s school mask requirement, but declined to speak on his behalf.
“My position is to empower the local governments to make the decisions for their entire county. But I’ve always said that if there are entities within and we’re going to whether it’s a city, a school district and school if they choose to be more restrictive. We will not prohibit that whatsoever,” she said.
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Don't worry. In a few weeks a new variant of covid will be found and the hysteria and mask mandates will be put back.
Hilarious how the memo has gone out. In order to let Joey Diapers proclaim a "victory" in his upcoming Crash Test Dummy Speaks to Congress speech, we're going to roll back the rules because the !Science! changed overnight or something. Of course, as is now well understood (and always was, really), all the masks and distancing and other Covid theater never did ONE DAMN THING to stop or slow Covid anywhere. But it was very, very convenient politically. To say nothing of making the ultra-rich many billions richer, while destroying countless thousands of small businesses. But you know, you can't make a Social Credit System omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Too late!!! Ive been fired for refusing the jab. I HATE NYC. Truly with all my heart. I have no interest in dining at establishments that discriminated against me.
I am rooting for Putin!!! We are a nation of lies worshipping LGBQTZH123 degenerates.
About damned time.
Don’t worry they’ll come up
With some other crap
@"I am rooting for Putin!!! We are a nation of lies worshipping LGBQTZH123 degenerates. "
Says it all about Fox News Sheeple. Fascists at heart.
The plandemic worked out perfectly
Thanks @Dr NPC_doofus for your usual insightful and valuable medical advice. Now, can you get back to flipping those burgers. The Sheeple are waiting.
All I'm hearing is "get back to paying taxes."
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