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NY tells CDC it plans to drop school mask mandate Monday
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jun 04, 2021, 3:24pm EDT
New York Commissioner of Health Howard Zucker sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today saying that the state plans to remove its school mask mandate on Monday.
In the letter, Zucker outlines what he says are inconsistencies in CDC policy between camps and schools. He says starting Monday that masks for unvaccinated individuals will be strongly encouraged but not required.
He goes on to say masks will not be needed for fully vaccinated individuals or outdoors.
The commissioner asked the CDC to provide any data that would prevent this move before Monday.