Federal health officials declared that fully vaccinated people could go into most environments regardless of crowd size without a face-covering or without social distancing.

The guidance does come with a few caveats. CDC officials said that people will still need to wear face-coverings when traveling on airplanes, buses, trains and on public transportation. Fully vaccinated people will also still need to keep their faces covered in hospitals and long-term care facilities, officials announced.

As of Wednesday 5/12, more than 7.9 million New Yorkers have been fully vaccinated, according to the New York City Department of Health. The total represents about 40.8 percent of the city’s population while just more than 50 percent of residents have received at least one dose of the vaccines.

(source: patch.com)