NYC Democratic Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID on Sunday.
QUICK FACTS:
- According to his office, NYC Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID over the weekend and will be quarantined in Gracie Mansion, the New York Post reported.
- “This morning, Mayor Adams woke up with a raspy voice and, out of an abundance of caution, took a PCR test that has now come back positive,” Press Secretary Fabien Levy said in a statement. “At this time, the mayor has no other symptoms, but he is already isolating and will be canceling all public events for the remainder of the week.”
- Adams reportedly will immediately begin taking antiviral medications which are offered free to residents of New York City.
- The New York Mayor tested positive for COVID even though he is vaccinated. “Thankfully, I’m vaccinated and boosted so symptoms are minimal,” he said.
- The CDC nevertheless maintains that “COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection.”
BACKGROUND:
- Adams’ positive test comes just weeks after fired NYC workers claimed they wanted to sue the mayor over his vaccine mandates.
- A number of workers who were fired for refusing to comply with the city’s vaccine mandates were upset over his decision to exempt local pro athletes and performers.
- Long Island lawyer James Mermigis called Adams’ leadership and exemptions “another slap in the face to regular New Yorkers who just want to earn a living.”
