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New York City’s requirement that 2- to 4-year-old wear masks in schools and day care centers is coming to an end next week, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday.
Starting Monday, June 13, masks will be optional for children under age 5 in all early childhood settings, Adams said in a statement.
“I have always said that the science will guide us out of the pandemic, and because we have followed the data, which shows that cases are steadily falling, we‘ve beaten back the latest Covid-19 surge,†Adams said.
The mask mandate for children under age 5, for whom there is still no approved vaccine, was one of the last citywide Covid-19 restrictions still in place, after Adams suspended rules requiring proof of vaccination to enter restaurants and other public venues earlier this year.