Prognosis
New York City Rolls Back Covid Restrictions, at Least for Now
- City drops vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars on March 7
- Masks will ‘come on and off, just like a coat in cold weather’
Customers sit at the bar at Wilson Lives! in Brooklyn, New York.
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New Yorkers will finally be able to tuck away their vaccine cards and masks on Monday -- but that doesn’t mean they’re retired for good.
On March 7, almost two years to the day the pandemic began, New York City will no longer require proof of vaccines to eat inside or go to concerts, Mayor Eric Adams said during an announcement in Times Square on Friday.