{"id":17236,"date":"2023-09-01T21:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17236"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:41:27","slug":"here-we-go-new-yorkers-told-to-mask-up-for-labor-day-due-to-new-covid-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17236","title":{"rendered":"HERE WE GO: New Yorkers Told to MASK UP For Labor Day Due to New Covid Variant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go!<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers were told to mask up for Labor Day weekend due to the new Covid variant EG.5.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Health Department advised New Yorkers to wear masks. The advisory is voluntary\u2026for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs cases rise, precautions become increasingly important, especially for our most vulnerable New Yorkers who are older, disabled, or have underlying health conditions. Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, along with other proven prevention tools \u2013 like masking, testing, and staying home when sick \u2013 continue to be our best defense against COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses,\u201d NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntibodies from vaccination and prior infection will continue to provide some protection, as will available antiviral treatments like Paxlovid, which is still effective against all circulating strains of COVID-19,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCHealthCommr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCHealthCommr<\/a> on the BA.2.86 COVID-19 variant <\/p>\n<p>Read the full statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LialSVCvAx\">https:\/\/t.co\/LialSVCvAx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NnNSd3QcGY\">pic.twitter.com\/NnNSd3QcGY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nychealthy (@nycHealthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycHealthy\/status\/1696618932126331061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>The Daily Mail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-12471305\/NYC-Health-Department-tells-New-Yorkers-MASKING-Labor-Day-good-idea-new-Covid-variants-drive-infection-rates.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers are being told to consider masking up this Labor Day weekend due to concerns about rising Covid cases and two new variants.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for NYC\u2019s health department told DailyMail.com that wearing a mask may be a \u2018good idea\u2019 in crowded indoor areas this weekend when people are expected to congregate in large groups for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>But they also expressed that \u2018nothing about the guidance has changed\u2019 and that the city currently had no plans to make masks compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>Study after study proves masks do not prevent the spread of Covid and other respiratory illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>In late January the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/02\/cdc-director-walensky-says-child-masking-policies-doesnt-really-change-time-confronted-new-study-proves-masking-worthless-detrimental-child-development-v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cochrane Study was released<\/a>. This was one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on masking that found masks do almost nothing to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Before 2020 all doctors knew this was a fact. Then came Dr. Fauci and his half-truths and lies. In 2020 Fauci decided masks should be worn to prevent the spread of COVID even on healthy people. And, sadly 99% of the medical community went along with this madness.<\/p>\n<p>The Cochrane Study found that masks were worthless in preventing the spread of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>New York police will also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/08\/new-york-police-use-drones-monitor-backyard-labor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> use drones <\/a>to monitor backyard Labor Day parties this weekend.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Democrat hellhole of New York City where residents have zero privacy and Covid madness is still alive and well.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2023\/09\/here-we-go-new-yorkers-told-mask-up\/\">HERE WE GO: New Yorkers Told to MASK UP For Labor Day Due to New Covid Variant<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go! 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