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The mask-wearing directive included in the guidance for opening summer programs and daycare last week drew backlash from providers, parents and politicians who questioned why toddlers who didn’t have to wear masks during the height of the pandemic last year would now be required to.
May 24, the Office of Children and Family Services said providers could continue the protocols they’ve been following so far.
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In a statement from the OCFS and Health Department officials said: “
Both agencies understand how difficult it is to require the youngest children to wear masks, and have jointly agreed to revise guidance allowing child care providers to continue the practices and protocols that have been in place since the start of the pandemic by encouraging, not requiring, children aged 2-5 to wear masks, effective immediately.” “We strongly encourage any remaining child care staff who have not been vaccinated to do so as soon as possib
NYS Backs Down in Toddler Mask Mandate Fight
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NYS Backs Down in Toddler Mask Mandate Fight
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New York State legislators are taking steps to limit Governor Andrew Cuomo’s emergency executive orders in the wake of the administration being investigated for its reporting of COVID deaths of nursing home patients and the directive to put residents who were COVID positive back in nursing facilities instead of keeping them in hospitals at the start of the pandemic.
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The Governor March 3 said a deal had been reached where the legislature could repeal an Executive Order with a 50 percent vote in both houses. The agreement also would extend Cuomo’s ability past April 30
th. The Democrat says that deadline was thought to be more than reasonable in the early days of the pandemic when no one had any idea how long COVID-19 would be present and spreading. The emergency power now extends until the federal government declares an end to the pandemic.