Posted on 12/08/2021 8:25:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said one of the main reasons he expanded the city's vaccine mandate to include children aged 5-11 is because he wanted to "give parents a sense of urgency" amid the spread of Omicron variant.
"For the older kids—12 and up—it's over 80 percent now, vaccinated. So I think we're going to get there with the younger kids, but I'm trying to give parents a sense of urgency," De Blasio told CNN's New Day on Tuesday. "We're dealing with a new reality—this is not the fall. This is the winter We see COVID go up in the winter. Big holiday gatherings, Omicron, it's time to get vaccinated."
So far, seven cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant have been detected in New York City.
"Parents, this is the moment—and I'm saying this as a parent myself, we need to get our children vaccinated," he added.
New York City currently requires people 12 and older to show proof that they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to participate in indoor dining, indoor fitness and indoor entertainment.
On Monday, De Blasio announced that beginning December 14, the city's "Key to NYC" mandate would expand to include children aged 5 to 11.
The requirements will expand again starting December 27, when those 12 and older will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated with either two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Because they only became eligible for the vaccine last month, kids aged 5 to 11 will only need to show proof of at least one dose.
The city's case rates are currently highest among children aged 5 to 11, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi.
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Where’s the $800 million you gave your wife, Werner?
I doubt his own kids are jabbed.
Probably like Gruesome Newsome’s NON-”vax”d kid.
What a fool. They can still transmit the virus, even if they're vaccinated.
Doesn’t every one vaccinated still carry and pass the virus?
The whole premise is false.
When are we going to stop this *childish* fear of a minor virus?
If they can’t go by children bein unaffected, they pull out the ol’domino-effect issue. “You’ll kill your gramma!”
When does the domino effect no longer matter?
RE: Doesn’t every one vaccinated still carry and pass the virus?
Not everyone of course. But then, many unvaccinated do not catch the virus nor do they pass it on.
I think De Blasio’s premise is that you are LESS LIKELY to catch the virus if you are vaccinated. My answer is so? Less likely still means that you CAN catch it. How does that prevent the spread? All you need is ONE infection (vaccinated or not ) to spread the virus.
But he mentioned Omicron, which by all indicators, is a mutant that evades the currently available vaccines. So yes, his premise is also false.
RE: If they can’t go by children bein unaffected, they pull out the ol’domino-effect issue. “You’ll kill your gramma!”
That has ALWAYS been the standard response when you point out that the chance of children getting sick or dying from Covid are less than the flu.
So why do we not ever have a vaccine mandate for the flu? Doesn’t grandma also die of the flu?
Ben Carson —giant experiment — don’t let kids get shots
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4010891/posts
It does not keep you from getting it or giving it to someone .Let our children alone ,you POS!
I remember when it was being reported that kids DONT transmit the virus to grandma.
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