“We’re doubling down” on current mask guidance, the mayor said. He also extended the city’s vaccine mandate to cover workers in child care settings and early intervention programs.
Source: New York Times
De Blasio Urges New Yorkers to Wear Masks Indoors as Omicron Looms
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