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LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 24, 2021 AT 6:22 PM
What You Need to Know
- As part of a new, comprehensive plan to help ensure a safe return to schools this fall, Governor Hochul has directed the NYS Department of Health to institute a universal mask requirement in all schools.
- All healthcare workers in NYS hospitals and long-term care facilities will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, September 27.
- On June 24, 2021 New York State ended the state disaster emergency declared on March 7, 2020 to fight COVID-19.
- COVID-19 restrictions are now lifted, as 70% of adults have received their first dose of the vaccine. New York State’s health guidance andindustry specific guidelines are now optional across commercial and social settings.
- The Open Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers has been extended through December 31, 2021. New Yorkers can apply for coverage through NY State of Health or directly through insurers.
- Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services.
- Any New Yorker can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.
