mask guidance

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A New York State health department board formalized what Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday, that school children will continue to be required to wear masks to help protect them against COVID-19 until at least early March. Nearly two dozen people testified about the extension, including the state’s school district superintendents.

State health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says there’s no set date to get rid of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic mask mandate for schoolchildren. Bassett addressed the hot-button issue as she testified at a joint legislative budget hearing Tuesday.

Doctors from a number of departments at Upstate Medical University are urging the public to be responsible during the holiday season to manage the spread of the coronavirus.

Pediatricians and other experts from Upstate Medical University are calling on the region’s school district superintendents to implement a universal masking policy to protect children and staff from COVID-19 and the highly contagious Delta variant.

The easing of masking requirements across the state and locally on Wednesday still means businesses may or may not require fully vaccinated customers to…

New York will adopt the CDC’s newest guidance, allowing vaccinated people to go without a mask in most settings. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon…

On Wednesday, many COVID-19 pandemic restrictions will end in New York, including capacity restrictions for some sporting events, indoor gatherings, and…

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control Thursday allows fully vaccinated people to stop wearing masks indoors and outdoors, with few exceptions.…