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“At the current rate, things have the potential to get out of control. And the last thing anybody wants to see is another shutdown.”

Tompkins and Chenango Counties had “substantial” levels of transmission.

“Especially with that surge of the overdose numbers, it’s not going away, so why not just try it?"

Connecticut and Pennsylvania promptly lifted their outdoor mask mandates. New Jersey, and Massachusetts, like New York, are waiting a little longer.

“The dose of reality is, ‘great, now we have 7 million people eligible.’ And we still have a drip, drip, from the faucet of federal dosage availability at 300,000."

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