New York Mayor Eric Adams says he “can’t wait” to lift the controversial indoor vaccine mandate, which could ban five-year-olds from indoor if they haven’t been injected
- New York Mayor Eric Adams hinted Wednesday that he could soon lift his city’s mandate for a vaccine
- Currently, all New Yorkers over the age of five must show proof of a vaccine in order to attend gyms, restaurants and entertainment.
- While the city has a mandate for an adult vaccine since the summer, former mayor Bill de Blasio has tightened his mandate just before leaving office
- Cases in the city declined in the second half of January and have remained low ever since
- Adams says he is still waiting for Covid figures in the state to meet the criteria set by health officials
new YorkThe controversial indoor vaccine mandate for five-year-olds may soon be a thing of the past.
Mayor Eric Adams, a democrat who took office earlier this year told reporters on Wednesday that he “can’t wait” to resign after receiving the green light from state health leaders.
The controversial policy has been in place since last summer and was intensified at the end of the former mayor’s term Bill de Blasio‘s term. This required all New Yorkers aged five or older to show proof of full vaccination before entering eating, fitness or entertainment venues.
Previously, only adults were required to show evidence of a single dose of vaccine to enter these sites.
De Blasio’s order also requires students to receive at least one hit with Covid in order to participate in some extracurricular activities at school.
The stricter measures came into force on December 27, days before Adams took office. Since he took office, the new mayor has been under pressure to undo the strange move made at the end of his predecessors’ term.
New York Mayor Eric Adams (pictured) said on Wednesday that he “can’t wait” to lift the city’s mandate for a vaccine against COVID-19, which applies to children as young as five
“I can’t wait to do it,” Adams told reporters at a news conference in Brooklyn.
“I meet with my health professionals every morning because I always say I will study science.”
Adams had previously been opaque about how long the vaccine’s tenure would last, and this was the first time he had indicated it could happen soon.
The Big Apple was one of the toughest places in the world of the Omicron variant, leading to Christmas and the New Year.
Cases jumped more than ten times in a few weeks, from about 3,000 a day to 40,000 a day in early January.
The daily numbers of those infected began to fall after that, falling to about 5,000 cases a day by the end of January.
A similar trend is observed in much of America, where massive settlements were severely and early affected by the highly contagious variant before cases declined rapidly after the peak.
New York already has a very high vaccination rate, with 86% of residents receiving at least one vaccination and 77% being fully vaccinated
Almost every adult in New York has been injected, with the city reporting that 96% of adults have received at least one vaccine and 86% have been fully vaccinated.
In response to the increase in cases, many local leaders, such as de Blasio, have implemented or strengthened Covid-related mandates.
However, these types of measures are beginning to return to America, as cases are declining almost everywhere and health leaders are raising mandates for masks and vaccines.
Adams said state health officials have set criteria that must be met before they are comfortable enough to remove the measures, and he said he plans to abide by them.
He did not tell reporters what exact metrics he and health officials used to assess the level of safety.
“I look forward to the next few weeks of a real transformation where you don’t have to wonder what you look like. [while wearing a mask]”Said Adams.
“We are moving in the right direction. We will do it in a safe way.
On Valentine’s Day, New York Governor Katie Hochul raised the mandate for masks across the state for all indoor companies that do not have a vaccine mandate.
This means that Adams alone is currently mandating 8.5 million New Yorkers.
According to official city figures, 86 percent of New Yorkers have received at least one vaccine against COVID-19, and 77 percent have been fully vaccinated.
Almost every adult in America’s most populous city, 96 percent, has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 86 percent have been fully vaccinated.