NYC Mayor Announces Plan to Remove Mask Mandate For 2-4 Year-Olds, Hopefully

by CrownHeights.info

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to hopefully remove the mask mandate on 2-4 year-olds in daycare on April 4th.

“I have always said that the science will guide us out of the pandemic, and because we have followed the data, we are winning the fight against COVID-19. New York City is currently in a low-risk environment,” Adams said. “It’s now been two weeks since we removed the mask mandate for K-12 public school children, and our percent positivity in schools has, thankfully, remained low.”

Adams went on to outline his plan to recind the mandate for 2-4 year-olds in daycare if the city continues to see low levels of risk. Should the city remail low risk, the mandate would end on Monday, April 4.

“This will allow us sufficient time to evaluate the numbers and make sound decisions for our youngest New Yorkers,” Adams said. “We must get this right for the health of our kids, and I refuse to jeopardize their safety by rushing a decision.”

With the end of the mandate, masks would become optional in schools and daycares.