Many of the health restrictions imposed by the vaccination mandate in the city have ended.
Patrons of restaurants, sports venues, entertainment centers, gyms and other indoor venues will no longer have to show proof of vaccination. However, private companies can still require their employees and customers to be vaccinated.
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The authorities made this decision in view of the fact that the infection rate is now below 2% and 86% of New Yorkers have at least one dose of the vaccine.
Also starting today, public campus students ranging from kindergarten through high school are no longer required to wear masks inside schools or classrooms.
However, those students under the age of five will still need to use it because a vaccine is not yet available for them.