New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced on Monday that New York will be adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new mask recommendations, allowing fully vaccinated people to go without masks in most places."Effective Wednesday, NYS will adopt the CDC's new mask & social distancing guidance for vaccinated people," Cuomo tweeted. "Unvaccinated people should continue to wear a mask."Effective Wednesday, NYS will adopt the CDC.
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The U.S. on Sunday recorded its lowest number of new coronavirus infections since the early days of the pandemic. President Joe Biden plans to send an additional 20 million doses of vaccines abroad by the end of June as supply is beginning to outstrip demand.
California will keep its mask mandate in place for another month. The New York City Marathon, a major tourism draw, will return in November with at least 33,000 runners.
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc reported positive results from a mid-stage study, offering optimism their delayed vaccine could be cleared by year-end. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the next step out of lockdown must be taken “with a heavy dose of caution” as more coronavirus restrictions were lifted on Monday.
Vaccinated New Yorkers will no longer be required to wear masks or face coverings in most settings beginning Wednesday, under new state regulations that align the state with CDC guidance.
New York has required all people in the state to wear a mask or face covering in public since April 17, 2020. It was one of just a handful of states that had yet to align their mask policies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance as of Monday.
What they said: “We have to get back to life and living, and we have to deal with the way New Yorkers do it. We have to do it quickly and robustly,” Cuomo said. “Effective this Wednesday we re going to adopt the CDC’s new guidance and regulations on masks and social distancing for vaccinated people.”
New York to let vaccinated people ditch masks
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 17, 2021 at 12:44 pm EDT
NEW YORK (AP) Vaccinated New Yorkers can ditch their masks, even indoors, the New York City marathon is coming back and Radio City Music Hall will reopen to vaccinated audiences, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday in a flurry of announcements intended to accelerate the state’s reopening.
“Let’s get back to life,” Cuomo said, speaking from Radio City Music Hall’s grand auditorium. “If you are vaccinated, you are safe. No masks. No social distancing.”
After a delay of several days, Cuomo said the state is adopting new guidance on masks that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week.