New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday formally announced an executive order excusing professional athletes and entertainers from the city's private worker vaccine mandate, effective immediately, ABC 7 and NBC 4 New York report.
The announcement arrives as "NBA and NHL playoff races heat up, and as Major League Baseball prepares for opening day," ABC 7 writes. It also means that famously unvaccinated basketball player Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets will be allowed to play home games rather than sitting out.
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