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Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to follow a vaccine-only response to the Coronavirus pandemic, ignoring a new call to reinstitute mask mandates, even for individuals, who are vaccinated against the Coronavirus. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

And the masks came off : Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine-only policy hits a bump, as a Columbia University scientist invokes WHO’s mask recommendation

Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to follow a vaccine-only response to the Coronavirus pandemic, ignoring a new call to reinstitute mask mandates, even for individuals, who are vaccinated against the Coronavirus.

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LETTER FROM NEW YORK : During the first, local wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in New York, the public health system collapsed, leading to a shortage of hospital beds and medical equipment. A confinement order helped to "flatten the curve" of the pandemic. A second, local wave has eased due to restrictions and vaccinations. But the spread of a new variant poses challenges as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo make a second attempt to reopen the economy. Photograph by Faetous (CC BY-SA 4.0) ; image was cropped from the original.

In New York, an élitism informs the economic reopening, even as a foreign COVID-19 variant, B.1.617, continues its spread

As they reopen the economy, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo ignore the lessons about the spread of new variants, including B.1.617, in the U.K. and Singapore.

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Personal risk sensibilities are surpassing concerns over public health as Mayor Bill de Blasio seeks to reopen the economy, despite threats from Coronavirus variants. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio is reopening New York City without Coronavirus mutation surveillance for B.1.617, the double-variant from India

With a focus on reopening the economy, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is not tracking the noted Coronavirus double-variant of India in Genomic sequencing by City health officials.

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