{"id":1415313,"date":"2022-04-01T16:29:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415313"},"modified":"2022-04-01T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:29:37","slug":"judge-strikes-down-nycs-mask-mandate-for-toddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-strikes-down-nycs-mask-mandate-for-toddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Strikes Down NYC\u2019s Mask Mandate for Toddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-strikes-down-nycs-mask-mandate-for-toddlers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1415313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-3626730\" data-component=\"article\">\n<div id=\"template-hero\" class=\"template-hero\" data-component=\"templateHero\">\n<div class=\"hero-background\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content--header below-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-eyebrow__container\">\n<div class=\"article-eyebrow__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-eyebrow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-header--wrap\">\n<h1 class=\"article-headline\">\n\t\tJudge Strikes Down NYC&#8217;s Toddler Mask Mandate, City Plans Appeal as COVID Rises Again\t<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article-subtitle\">\n\t\t\tA Staten Island judge struck down the city&#8217;s mask order for kids ages 2-4; Mayor Eric Adams had said he planned to lift the order Monday\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" data-component=\"articleMeta\">\n<h4 class=\"article-byline\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time-wrap\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-04-01T17:06:52-04:00\">Published 3 hours ago<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"meta-dot\">\u2022<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2022-04-01T14:34:24-04:00\">Updated 2 hours ago<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<div class=\"share-buttons\" data-component=\"sharingBar\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2Fjudge-strikes-down-nycs-toddler-mask-mandate%2F3626730%2F&#038;Judge%20Strikes%20Down%20NYC%27s%20Toddler%20Mask%20Mandate%2C%20City%20Plans%20Appeal%20as%20COVID%20Rises%20Again?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_fb_shr\" data-service=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-facebook-f\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Judge%20Strikes%20Down%20NYC%27s%20Toddler%20Mask%20Mandate%2C%20City%20Plans%20Appeal%20as%20COVID%20Rises%20Again&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2Fjudge-strikes-down-nycs-toddler-mask-mandate%2F3626730%2F?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr\" data-service=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?body=Judge%20Strikes%20Down%20NYC%27s%20Toddler%20Mask%20Mandate%2C%20City%20Plans%20Appeal%20as%20COVID%20Rises%20Again%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnewyork.com%2Fnews%2Fcoronavirus%2Fjudge-strikes-down-nycs-toddler-mask-mandate%2F3626730%2F?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_eml_shr\" data-service=\"email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-envelope\"><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content--full below-hero\">\n<div class=\"section-content--primary\">\n<div class=\"article-content--wrap\">\n<div class=\"video-flyout\" data-component=\"videoFlyout\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-media video-lead\">\n<div data-react-component=\"VideoPlayer\" data-meta=\"{\" amp_status><\/div><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>NBC Universal, Inc.<\/cite><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" data-react-component=\"NBCTruncate\" data-maxlines=\"2\" data-maxlinesmobile=\"4\" data-readmore=\"Read more\">New York City\u2019s new health commissioner says cases are \u201cdefinitively rising\u201d and the city\u2019s risk will grow in coming weeks.<br \/>\n&#8221; data-ellipsis=&#8221;false&#8221;>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"video-flyout__dismiss\"><span class=\"icon icon-times\"><\/span><\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content rich-text\">\n<p>A Staten Island judge on Friday struck down New York City&#8217;s mask mandate for toddlers, calling it &#8220;arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable&#8221; and issuing a permanent injunction against it.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams said the city would appeal and seek a stay of Judge Ralph Porzio&#8217;s ruling. Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said the city was not recommending that young kids ages 2-4 stop masking yet, and he sounded a broader note of caution too. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cases are definitively rising and it&#8217;s gotten our attention,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They will continue to rise over the next few weeks, and it&#8217;s likely that over these weeks, we will move into a different level of overall risk across the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vasan said he was &#8220;recommending&#8221; people wear masks in public, indoor settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-app-promotion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nbc-localized-block\">\n<blockquote class=\"featured-text\"><p>\n\t<strong><em>Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 4 New York app for <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/nbc-4-new-york\/id331605976\">iOS<\/a> <strong><em>or<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.nbcuni.nbcots.nbcnewyork.android&#038;hl=en_US&#038;gl=US\">Android<\/a> <strong><em>and pick your alerts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Things have changed since the mayor first announced a plan on March 22 to make masks optional as of April 4 for the youngest kids. Positivity rates and case totals are rising, and transmission rates in the city are up 19% over that time. <\/p>\n<p>The more critical metrics &#8212; hospitalizations and deaths &#8212; remain on the decline, and officials have said they don&#8217;t expect a new severe surge linked to BA.2. That said, the city is still erring on the side of caution.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the community COVID alert level citywide is low, under the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/nyc-unveils-new-alert-system-to-track-community-threat-of-covid\/3583604\/\" target=\"_blank\">new benchmark system Adams unveiled earlier this month<\/a>. It doesn&#8217;t get any lower. So far, the risk level hasn&#8217;t changed since the school mandate lifted on March 7, which the mayor called a &#8220;great sign&#8221; as he declared it time to &#8220;peel back another layer.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"recirc-module\">\n<h3 class=\"recirc__heading\">News<\/h3>\n<p class=\"recirc__subheading\">\n<div class=\"recirc__post\">\n<div class=\"post__wrap\">\n<div class=\"post__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"NYC Boy, 12, Eating in Car With Aunt Shot Dead as 5 Attackers Leap From Vehicle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/nyc-boy-eating-in-car-with-aunt-8-year-old-shot-dead-as-5-attackers-leap-from-vehicle\/3626125\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" class=\"post__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=130&#038;h=73&#038;crop=1 130w, https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=170&#038;h=96&#038;crop=1 170w, https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=210&#038;h=118&#038;crop=1 210w, https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=250&#038;h=141&#038;crop=1 250w, https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=290&#038;h=163&#038;crop=1 290w, https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/2022\/04\/boy-shot-bk.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;fit=1200%2C675&#038;w=330&#038;h=186&#038;crop=1 330w\" src \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"format-icon format-icon--video\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post__text\">\n<div class=\"post__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"East Flatbush\" class=\"post__tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/tag\/east-flatbush\/\">East Flatbush<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post__date post__date--has-category\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9 hours ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"post__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"NYC Boy, 12, Eating in Car With Aunt Shot Dead as 5 Attackers Leap From Vehicle\" class=\"post__title--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/nyc-boy-eating-in-car-with-aunt-8-year-old-shot-dead-as-5-attackers-leap-from-vehicle\/3626125\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNYC Boy, 12, Eating in Car With Aunt Shot Dead as 5 Attackers Leap From Vehicle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"recirc__post\">\n<div class=\"post__wrap\">\n<div class=\"post__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"Fly LGA-JFK? 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The Best NYC April Fool&#8217;s Gags\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kids younger than 2 have not been subject to mask mandates since the pandemic started.<\/p>\n<div data-react-component=\"VideoPlayer\" data-meta=\"{\" amp_status><\/div>\n<div class=\"video_caption\" data-react-component=\"NBCTruncate\" data-maxlines=\"2\" data-maxlinesmobile=\"4\" data-readmore=\"Read more\" data-text=\"It&#039;s been called \" stealth omicron>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been called &#8220;stealth omicron&#8221; or &#8220;deltacron.&#8221; A new subvariant of the COVID-19 virus is making headlines, so we talked to NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres to learn more. He explained how the variant &#8220;plagiarizes&#8221; from the Omicron and Delta variants that previously caused surges, and why this may not cause a new surge here in the U.S.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>While BA.2 does appear to be &#8220;inherently more transmissible&#8221; than the original omicron strain, the World Health Organization has said, experts say they don&#8217;t expect it to trigger a major resurgence given high vaccination rates and so many people having been recently infected with the first omicron strain. <\/p>\n<p>BA.2 is now the dominant COVID strain in both New York and America. Earlier this week, the feds authorized a second booster dose for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/nyc-starts-2nd-covid-boosters-today-what-to-know-about-eligibility-where-to-go-side-effects-and-more\/3624498\/\" target=\"_blank\">millions more Americans to help stem the potential tide of new infections among the most vulnerable.<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-react-component=\"VideoPlayer\">> THANK YOU, LESTER. >>> WHILE THE CDC IS LOOKING >>> WHILE THE CDC IS LOOKING UPGRADING ITS GUIDANCE ON MASKING, IT SAYS THAT ANY MASK IS REALLY BETTER THAN NO MASK AT ALL. BUT THOSE N95 MASKS NOW APPEAR TO BE THE BEST AT BLOCKING OUT COVID. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE ONCE RESERVED FOR MEDICAL STAFF ONCE RESERVED FOR MEDICAL STAFF AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. NEWS 4u2019S CHRIS GLORIOSO GOT INSIDE A NEW JERSEY FACTORY WHERE PRODUCTION ON THOSE VERY WHERE PRODUCTION ON THOSE VERY MASKS IS NOW ON OVERDRIVE. >> WEu2019RE HIRING MORE PEOPLE. WEu2019RE FLYING IN MACHINERY. WEu2019RE FLYING IN MACHINERY. WEu2019RE FLYING IN SUPPLIES. >> Reporter: AT PROTECTIVE HEALTH GEAR IN PATERSON, THE CEO IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. AROUND THANKSGIVING, WHEN OMICRON BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME, OMICRON BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME, RETAIL AND HOSPITAL CUSTOMERS STARTED PLACING THOUSANDS OF ORDERS FOR THESE N95s. IT HASNu2019T SLOWED DOWN IN SIX WEEKS. >> THE DEMAND FROM THE GENERAL CONSUMER, THE DEMAND FROM THE CONSUMER, THE DEMAND FROM THE HOSPITALS, THE DEMAND FROM DISTRIBUTORS, HAS JUST SKYROCKETED TO A LEVEL THAT WEu2019RE HAVING DIFFICULTY KEEPING UP WITH. >> Reporter: HERE THEYu2019RE ALREADY PRODUCING 70,000 MASKS A DAY. BUT THEYu2019RE RAMPING UP TO MORE THAN 110,000 PARTLY BECAUSE THE CDC IS EXPECTED TO PUBLISH NEW CDC IS EXPECTED TO PUBLISH NEW LANGUAGE HIGHLIGHTING THE WAY N95s PROTECT AGAINST OMICRON. >> RIGHT NOW WEu2019RE STRONGLY >> RIGHT NOW WEu2019RE STRONGLY CONSIDERING OPTIONS TO MAKE MORE HIGH QUALITY MASKS AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS AND WEu2019LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE SCIENCE HERE. >> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY BY OCCUPATIONAL RECENT STUDY BY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY EXPERTS, AN UNINFECTED PERSON WEARING AN N95 CAN EXPECT 2.5 HOURS OF PROTECTION EVEN IN 2.5 HOURS OF PROTECTION EVEN IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED PERSON WEARING NO MASK. THAT GOES UP TO FIVE HOURS OF THAT GOES UP TO FIVE HOURS OF PRODUCTION IF THE COVID POSITIVE PERSON IS WEARING A CLOTH OR SURGICAL MASK. AND IF BOTH ARE WEARING N0I995s, YOU CAN EXPECT A FULL DAY OF PROTECTION. >> WEu2019RE WORKING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 12-HOUR SHIFTS. >> Reporter: AS FACTORIES ACROSS >> Reporter: AS FACTORIES ACROSS THE NATION TRY TO MEET SOARING DEMAND FOR MASKS, THERE IS CONCERN ALL THIS DEMAND MIGHT FIZZLE IF OMICRON INFECTIONS AND FIZZLE IF OMICRON INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS START GOING DOWN. HERE IN PATERSON, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF THAT. >> WE ARE NOT SEEING A LEVELING OFF OF ORDERS AT ALL. ITu2019S SKYROCKETING. ITu2019S EXPONENTIAL. ITu2019S EXPONENTIAL. >> Reporter: AS FACTORIES LIKE THIS ONE IN PATERSON RAMP UP, THE HOPE IS IT WILL BECOME THE HOPE IS IT WILL BECOME EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO FIND N95s ON THE RETAIL MARKET HERE IN PATERSON. 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