NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that, as long as COVID-19 indicators continue their downward trend, the city will end its vaccination mandate for indoor businesses and mask mandate for schools on March 7.
“Our schools have been among the safest places for our children since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Adams in a statement. “We will continue to make the proper public health decisions to keep our kids safe, including making masks available for any child or school staff member who wishes to continue wearing them.”
The end of the vaccine mandate would mean New Yorkers would no longer have to show vaccine passports or vaccination cards when entering restaurants, bars and certain recreational businesses.
All other vaccine mandates, including the mandate for city workers to be vaccinated, will remain in place for the time being.
Adams said he chose a date a week away in order to give businesses time to adjust to the change.
The announcement came soon after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced state-wide school mask mandates are ending on Wednesday. School children in New York City will still have to wear masks until March 7.
The Centers for Disease Control recommended Friday that Americans who live in low to medium COVID risk areas do not need to wear masks indoors. All of New York City is categorized as low COVID risk.
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