‘Election Variant’ Prompts NYC Mask Advisory

New York well being authorities are asking residents to masks up throughout Labor Day weekend amid the most recent wave of Covid-19 instances, and a broader resurgence of hysteria over the illness which typically laughs at face masks & kills lower than 0.01% of those that contract it – with newer strains typically weaker than their predecessors, as tends to occur.

And in keeping with the CDC, the most recent variant of the virus – BA.2.86, “may be more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received COVID-19 vaccines,” however notes “At this point, there is no evidence that this variant is causing more severe illness.”

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul have teamed as much as urge additional precautions this weekend, together with “proven prevention tools” equivalent to masks.

According to the latest data from the New York City Health Department, there have been 825 every day instances of COVID-19 on common over the previous week. While that is a number of occasions larger than the seven-day common of 230 instances reported on July 4, it’s far decrease than the two,000-plus instances round this time in 2022.

Even although general COVID-19 indicators are a lot decrease than a yr in the past, some establishments have began to undertake masks mandates, sparking pushback in some circles and a “we will not comply” pattern on social media. –Epoch Times

Former President Donald Trump has brazenly known as fear-monger over new COVID-19 variants nothing greater than a ploy to drive vote-by-mail with the intention to rig one other election.

“We will not shut down our schools. We will not accept your lockdowns. We will not abide by your mask mandates, and we will not tolerate your vaccine mandates,” Trump mentioned in a video posted on Truth Social.

Read the NYC advisory under (by way of The Conservative Treehouse),