What you should know
- New York City public schools will require COVID-19 vaccinations for student-athletes and coaches participating in “high-risk” sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, rugby and bowling, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
- Students and coaches should receive at least one dose before the start of competitive play, de Blasio said on radio station WNYC.
- Bowling, while not a contact sport like football or wrestling, is on the list because it is played indoors, de Blasio said.
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NEW YORK – New York City public schools will require COVID-19 vaccinations for student-athletes and coaches participating in “high-risk” sports such as football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, rugby and bowling, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
Students and coaches should receive at least one dose before the start of competitive play, de Blasio said on radio station WNYC.
Bowling, while not a contact sport like football or wrestling, is on the list because it is played indoors, de Blasio said.
Masks will be required for all students and staff when school begins on September 13, but while the Mayor has urged all New Yorkers who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines to wear them, vaccination is not required or for school personnel or for students over 12 years of age.
When asked about the possibility of requiring that public school teachers be vaccinated, De Blasio said: “We are actively looking at different actions right now that we could take.”
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