Cuomo Changes Policy on New York Children Wearing Masks
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Many New York parents were angered last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new protocol that would require children ages 2 to 5 to wear masks in child care programs and summer camps, despite not having to wear masks during the peak of the pandemic.
“The new mask mandates for young kids two years old and up at summer camp or in child care programs is completely unacceptable," Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt (R,C,I,LBT,SAM-New Windsor) stated last week. "These young children never had to wear masks during the pandemic and after the CDC lifted mask guidelines for adults now we are going to add one for young children playing in the summertime heat. This makes zero sense. The Governor must immediately issue updated guidance.”