Newly-elected Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he will defy Gov. Hochul's statewide mask mandates, halting enforcement for indoor venues. Asked about the order, Hochul said Blakeman did not have the authority, noting that 'state law prevails.'
requiring indoor businesses to require either vaccinations or masks. The order fulfills a campaign pledge by the Republican official to ignore mask mandates, tapping into growing frustration with pandemic-related restrictions, but health experts warn such a move flies in the face of logic and will put people at risk.
He also signed an executive order requiring school boards across Nassau County to hold a vote this month on “whether or not parents and children should be granted the constitutional right to reject mask mandates while in the classroom.” "People who have more experience in county government would know that the state law prevails," she said at an unrelated press conference.
But as omicron continues to batter much of New York, COVID-19 rates on Long Island are now among the highest in the state, with positivity rates reaching nearly 25% in recent days.
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