Statewide Mask Mandate for Hospitals Expires in New York

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Face masks will no longer be required in hospitals and other health care facilities in New York state regardless of a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status, the state Department of Health announced Friday.

“New York’s hospitals are well prepared to use their vast expertise and experience to make masking decisions that are in the best safety interests of their patients and workforce,” said association spokesman Brian Conway, according to The New York Times.

“And they’ll make those decisions on a daily basis based on a variety of factors, including community transmission rates.”On Monday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams lifted a vaccine mandate for municipal employees. Adams said “this is the right moment for this decision” because 96% of city workers and 80% of New Yorkers have been vaccinated, The Times said.The New York Times.

 

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