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Advocates say state COVID-19 restrictions for group homes should be eased
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 07, 2021, 3:32pm EDT
As COVID-19 restrictions loosen for most in New York, advocates say freedoms for those in group homes are lagging behind.
The New York Alliance for Developmental Disabilities held a news conference Friday about state restrictions for group homes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated people no longer have to quarantine if exposed, but those living in group homes are required to do so for 14 days.
Advocates of people with special needs say the lockdowns have already caused immeasurable mental harm to these individuals, and they re calling for the same freedoms as everyone else.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Advocates for those with special needs are demanding the state to update guidance for group homes.
The group, New York Alliance for Developmental Disabilities wants the rules changed to allow more people to attend its day programs. NYADD also wants the department of health to update its group home vaccination rules to reflect the CDC.
Currently, the state s DOH requires vaccinated people in those places to quarantine for 14 days. The CDC recently got rid of that recommendation.