NYC Nixes Mask Mandate Return in Schools Despite High COVID Alert, Eyes 5th Wave End

[pstokely]

Source: NBC New York

Mask mandates are not coming back to New York City public schools despite the city's transition to high COVID alert status a day ago and the latest mask-up-indoors-for-all advisory, Mayor Eric Adams said when asked about any protocol change Wednesday.

Under the new, tiered COVID alert plan Adams and his team unveiled earlier this year, which is based on the CDC's system, a high alert status means New Yorkers should "wear a face mask in all indoor public settings and crowded outdoor spaces," among other precautions. The health commissioner issued an updated mask advisory even before the alert level changed, urging all New Yorkers to mask up indoors regardless of vaccination status as highly contagious omicron subvariants tighten their grip.

Adams recommended the same to the public on Monday, when his administration first warned the change to high alert could come in days. It took less than 24 hours.

Still, Adams was adamant the rising infection rates across New York City didn't warrant a return to such restrictions. He said the latest numbers are all the more reason to stay prepared and take precautions but aren't any reason to panic.

Read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/nyc-nixes-mask-mandate-return-in-schools-despite-high-covid-alert-eyes-5th-wave-end/3694429/

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can someone sue due to lack of a mask mandate if their kid has a higher risk? like a student with an IEP

[multigraincracker]

1. If mask were mandatory, the lives of

hundreds of fetuses and pregnant women could have been saved.
Have not heard anything about this from from the Right to Lifers about this.
Feel free to spread this fact.

[7wo7rees]

2. Oh, just f it! Sorry. All out of shits to give. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

3. I thought Covid was "over".

Isn't that what Bill Maher and his loser guests have been declaring? Some people actually deserve to get seriously ill. They infect others so fuck them. I won't shed a tear..

[BumRushDaShow]

4. As long as no one gives our Democratic Public Health officials any support

and allows the media to engage in terroristic propaganda and shaming when they attempt to institute mitigation, then this is how it is going to be.

I.e., our Public Health officials have done this much to the delight of the viro-fascists.

[IronLionZion]

5. NYC should have high immunity from vaccines and prior infections

so maybe this wave would be less bad than others

[electric_blue68]

10. Unfortunately immuno-compromised, the elderly, and unvaxxed will be more in danger again...

NYC health people recommend masking indoors and outdoors again.
But restaurants are no longer required to ask for vax cards if they hadn't been doing it a week earlier.
Fuck that!

[Johnny2X2X]

6. We're finally Sweden!

Except that Sweden did terribly vs their neighbors, and Swedish people wore masks on their own more than Americans will without a mandate.

I don't think it will get that bad, lots of people are vaccinated and people have some natural immunity, but if it does mutate and get bad again, the courts have taken away the tools government has to fight it now, so we're screwed if it does.

[former9thward]

9. We may be like Sweden but don't blame the courts.

The courts have been generally supportive of mandates. There is nothing stopping New York City or the school system from imposing a mask mandate if they wanted to.

[Evolve Dammit]

7. The majority of America has moved on. Virus hasn't. The complacency and rebellion over

masking, etc. will ensure that many more will die needlessly. We even got further divided during the 2 1/4 years of a pandemic.

[kimbutgar]

8. I just don't like that new mayor of NYC

He seems like another unscientific Republican who only cares about money and profits.

[electric_blue68]

11. Except he is a Democrat...

Wasn't my first choice in our first go with rank choice voting lady Nov '21.

[kimbutgar]

12. I know he's a Democrat he just seems like a Republican that ran as a Democratic candidate

Kind of like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

[electric_blue68]

13. Ah, yes, got it. Of course. 👍