Mayor Eric Adams is expected to make a major announcement on the city's school mask policy and indoor vaccine requirement. JohnBDias reports:
Last week, the mayor spoke with confidence about the topic.Web Extra: On Monday, the teachers union tweeted in part,"We are optimistic about the declining numbers, but it's important to make sure that our risk remains low before the city changes its school masking policy."
Adams said he would only switch things up if COVID rates hit the bottom. As of Thursday, the weekly positivity rate citywide decreased to 1.8%., elating many parents and students outside the city. For the first time in years, teachers saw their young students full faces in person. Back in the city, masks are still required on mass transit, in hospitals, doctors' offices, nursing homes and senior centers. It's also up to individual businesses. Even though vaccination checks may be eliminated, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance told CBS2,"I wouldn't be surprised if some businesses want to voluntarily keep it in place.""Personally, I think it's the right choice," one person said.
"To completely drop it it a little bit of an odd choice to me. I wouldn't do that if I were him," said another. Regardless of what the mayor decides, the Broadway League says it will update its guidance in April.
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