NYC ends mask mandate for children in preschools, daycares

NYC ends mask mandate for children in preschools, daycares

Masks will be optional for New York City children under 5 in preschool and daycare programs starting June 13 as COVID rates have begun to drop, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday.

The announcement comes several months after Adams lifted the mask mandate for public school students, a decision he stuck by even as COVID rates surged over the spring. But he kept the mandate in place for the children attending early childhood programs. Earlier this year, he pointed to data that showed younger children with COVID were hospitalized at a higher rate than older children.

Adams was expected to lift the mandate for children ages 2 to 4 in April but held off, saying he was heeding advice of public health advocates concerned about new variants and an uptick in cases. A legal challenge briefly put the mandate, but his administration successfully appealed that ruling.

Read the full article here:
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/6/9/23161455/nyc-ends-mask-mandate-preschool-daycare-eric-adams-covid-schools
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