New York lifts COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers
The state's Department of Health says the change is "due to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic."
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The state's Department of Health says the change is "due to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic."
"It's such a lonely place to be in because no one wants to hear about [COVID] anymore," one patient said.
CBS2's Dr. Nidhi Kumar is On Call for CBS2 to explain how the news may impact our health and economy.
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Sources tell CBS2 Mount Sinai Health System is still requiring staff, patients and visitors to mask up.
The health department says it's advising health care facilities to develop and implement their own masking plans.
While workers who refused to get vaccinated could be rehired, the mayor said employees will not receive back pay.
The mandate led to protests, lawsuits and hundreds of city employees losing their jobs.
The nearly 2,000 public employees fired for refusing to get the shot won't automatically get their jobs back.
The agency would determine each spring which strains to select for the fall season.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the new strain was first detected in New York in October.
The district had reinstated a mandatory mask policy when students returned from winter break.
He adds the good news is people aren't being hospitalized as much as with other strains.
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It's said to be highly transmissible, but doesn't appear to cause severe respiratory illness.
District officials cited a rising number of COVID, flu and RSV cases for the new mandate.
Dr. Nidhi Kumar says people who don't know they're sick may attend holiday gatherings and spread these illnesses.
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Students and faculty are asked to mask up in all indoor public spaces.
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New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
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New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
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Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
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New York City business owners are pushing on the State Legislature to pass Gov. Kathy Hochul's reforms that would roll back some of the climate legislation passed by New York state in 2019.
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