New Yorkers Should Make Their Own Covid Choices, Hochul Says
- Governor defends March 2 end of school masking mandate
- Masks still required in health-care settings, public transport
Kathy Hochul
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Monday that choices about masks and vaccines should shift from the state back to individuals and localities as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations ebb.
“Individuals should make their own decisions,” Hochul said following a weekend decision to lift an indoor school mask mandate on March 2. “Any locality can have stricter requirements than the state.”