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Elmhurst Hospital was ground zero in the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in Queens. Mayor Bill de Balsio (WFP-New York City) refuses to reveal whether the City's public hospital system is ready for the Omicron outbreak gripping the City. Progress New York

de Blasio mum about preparing Elmhurst Hospital, and other public hospitals, for an Omicron variant wave that has triggered spikes in hospitalisations elsewhere

Mayor Bill de Blasio has refused to reveal whether New York City’s public hospital system is prepared for the Omicron variant outbreak, which experts believe will lead to spikes in hospitalisations.

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Borough President Eric Adams (D-Brooklyn) has endorsed the recommendations that individuals, regardless of vaccination status, continue to wear masks indoors. Here, he appeared at the National Action Network for a tribute to Cicely Tyson on Jan. 30, 2021. Brooklyn Borough President's Office/Facebook (Fair Use)

Eric Adams turns against Bill de Blasio on indoor masks after New York Times raised questions about Delta variant response

Eric Adams announced his opposition to Bill de Blasio’s relaxation of mask requirements after questions were raised by the New York Times about the mayor’s Delta variant response.

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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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Mayor Bill de Blasio won't explain changes in the methodology for the sequencing of Coronavirus variants that may affect the reliability of weekly Coronavirus strain surveillance study results. NYC Mayor's Office (YouTube/Fair Use)

de Blasio refuses to admit to manipulating weekly Coronavirus variant sequencing data, despite steady plunge in sample size since April

Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t explain the steady drop in the sample size used for the sequencing of Coronavirus variants that may affect the reliability of weekly Coronavirus strain surveillance study results.

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