Mayor Adams: "Don't worry, your kids and infants will no longer be masked"
Also Mayor Adams: "lol jk!!"
Article:
https://longisland.news12.com/mayor...tudents-under-5-continues-as-covid-cases-rise
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Mayor Adams: Mask mandate for students under 5 continues as COVID cases rise
Protests over masking the city’s youngest students at schools are planned at city hall today. Parents are expected to voice their frustrations that students under five are still required to wear masks in class.
Today was supposed to be the day children under the age of five might be able to take off their masks at school, but Mayor Eric Adams says he is pushing that plan back by at least a week. This comes as COVID-19 cases in the city are ticking back up.
Health officials say that trend may continue because New Yorkers can expect cases to increase over the coming weeks due to the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant called BA-2.
New York City's Health Department says the transmission rate here is still low compared to previous surges and peaks during the pandemic. The seven-day positivity rate was 2.6% up from 2.2% the week earlier.
About two weeks ago, the mayor said masks might be optional by today for kids under the age of 5, but the health department says now is not the right time to do so. The mayor says there is still more work to be done and is urging the federal government to pass $15 billion in funding to continue vaccination, testing, and tracking efforts.
The health department is even encouraging adults to wear a mask if they do not know the vaccination status of those around them.
Kids under the age of 5 are not currently eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine so the efforts to keep them safe continue.
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