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NYC Mayor Eric Adams lifts vaccine mandate for professional athletes, performers

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the city will be lifting its vaccine mandate for professional athletes and performers in an effort to continue the city’s economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adams signed an executive order exempting New York-based professional athletes and performers from former mayor Bill de Blasio’s private employer vaccine mandate. The mandate will remain in place for New York City police officers, which has caused some backlash. The union representing NYC officers has called the mandate “arbitrary and capricious.”

Mayor Adams justified the decision saying it is the next step in the city’s economic recovery. “Covid is a battle. Our economy is a battle,” he told reporters at Citi Field. “We need to recover our city from crime, from economic devastation, from uncertainty.”

The change allows Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play at home for the first time since the vaccine mandate was put in place.

Some experts believe the move is confusing when it comes to public health messaging. “It’s definitely a good day to be an athlete who doesn’t believe in vaccination,” said Dr. Jay Varna, former senior adviser for public health for the mayor’s office. “Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s a good day for the city.”

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: NY DAILY NEWS

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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