The mayor and chancellor say changing the two case rule will give that stability keeping more schools open, but they didn’t detail the future plan

All New Yorkers over the age of 16 are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.
Eligibility for those under 30 went into effect today.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says teenagers aged 16 and 17 getting the vaccine are only allowed to receive the Pfizer vaccine. That specific vaccine is available at places like Bay Eden Senior Center, Citifield, Medgar Evers College and the Javitz Center.
Appointments are needed for those locations.
The governor also announced the state's new "Roll Up Your Sleeve" campaign to motivate New York residents from hardest hit neighborhoods to get the vaccine.
New York City is allowing those 75 and older to get the vaccine without having an appointment at three 24-hour hubs at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Bathgate and Citi Field.
Anyone escorting seniors will also be able to get the vaccine without scheduling one.
The mayor also says more local vaccine sites will be opening. One will be at a YMCA in Brooklyn, and two others will be at churches in the Bronx.
The effort is being made to neighborhoods that need it the most.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday an end to a controversial coronavirus safety measure.

The mayor says he wanted to replace the rule to close a school if two positive cases are detected.

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As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports, for months, two positive cases in a school meant it would temporarily close, which parents tell DeAngelis happened at MS 442 in Windsor Terrace, disrupting learning.

De Blasio says that’s all about to change. This comes with mixed reaction – many DeAngelis spoke to just want to know more.

“A lot of parents have been really frustrated by this rule,” said parent Rachel Fee.

Fee is a mother of three. Her sixth grader spent months waiting to return to MS 442, only to be impacted by the “two case rule,” out of school for 10 days.

“My middle schooler hadn’t been in school since November until March and he came back for two days and then the school was shut down and he’s really struggling academically,” she said.
Fee was among parents collecting petition signatures Monday morning calling on the city to eliminate this rule, along with Council member Brad Lander.

“Where there’s a case of COVID the classroom needs to be shut, there needs to be really good test and trace. But we don’t need to shut the whole school building down,” Lander said.

The Department of Education says there are currently 104 long term closures in effect.“I think a lot of parents are sort of getting to their point where it’s turning into too much, and we really want some stability,” said parent Ashley Pena.

The mayor and chancellor say changing the two case rule will give that stability, keeping more schools open, but they didn’t detail the future plan.

“We’re working on what we think is a new rule. We do want to talk to all of the organizations, the unions that represent the folks who work in our schools,” de Blasio said.
Middle school art teacher Jake Jacobs knows all about the ups and downs at the city’s schools this year.

“It’s been terrible… We’ve been trying to make the best of it,” Jacobs told CBS2’s Jessica Layton. “My building just got closed down because of the two case rule.”

Sarah Allen, a first grade teacher, understands the frustration, too. She teaches at PS 372 in Brooklyn, which was shut down for ten days three times.

“I’ve been wanting it to be changed for a long time, too, but with safety in mind,” Allen said.

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