De Blasio: ‘We Want to Strongly Recommend that People Wear Masks in Indoor Settings Even If You’re Vaccinated’

DE BLASIO Over the ░░░░░░░░ few days we ve ░░░░░░░░ the data from the ░░░░░░░░ some of which came ░░░░░░░░ on Friday The background ░░░░░░░░ we ve reviewed the ░░░░░░░░ we re updating our ░░░░░░░░ guidance based on the ░░░░░░░░ data and science So ░░░░░░░░ of course that already ░░░░░░░░ the CDC s recommendations ░░░░░░░░ were already required mandated ░░░░░░░░ all New Yorkers on ░░░░░░░░ buses mass transit of ░░░░░░░░ kinds in hospitals healthcare ░░░░░░░░ in schools and congregate ░░░░░░░░ And already it was ░░░░░░░░ rule that unvaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ to wear a mask ░░░░░░░░ all public settings outdoors ░░░░░░░░ indoors So what was ░░░░░░░░ before the CDC guidance ░░░░░░░░ the separation between what ░░░░░░░░ people and unvaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ do was clear and ░░░░░░░░ way that unvaccinated people ░░░░░░░░ additional requirements on in ░░░░░░░░ of wearing masks was ░░░░░░░░ What we ll be ░░░░░░░░ today and you ll ░░░░░░░░ from Dr Chokshi is ░░░░░░░░ want to strongly recommend ░░░░░░░░ people wear masks in ░░░░░░░░ settings even if you ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated Now this is ░░░░░░░░ true of course if ░░░░░░░░ might be around anyone ░░░░░░░░ If you don t ░░░░░░░░ the people you re ░░░░░░░░ if you re not ░░░░░░░░ if they re vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ not or if you ░░░░░░░░ someone unvaccinated absolutely crucial ░░░░░░░░ wear a mask even ░░░░░░░░ you are vaccinated The ░░░░░░░░ of course is if ░░░░░░░░ re around fully vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ That s a better ░░░░░░░░ So vaccinated people around ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people that s ░░░░░░░░ it s an easier ░░░░░░░░ But if you re ░░░░░░░░ sure and that s ░░░░░░░░ to be many cases ░░░░░░░░ want to strongly recommend ░░░░░░░░ people wear those masks ░░░░░░░░ even if vaccinated.”