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Making it our summer
It won’t be the “Summer of Love” of
the late 1960s, or the “Summer of
George” of Seinfeld fame. But this
coming season will be the “Summer
of New York City,” according to Mayor
Bill de Blasio.
The mayor made that pronouncement
last week in setting a goal for having the
fi ve boroughs fully opened to business,
leisure, travelers, entertainment and
much more by July 1.
De Blasio made the goal on the basis
of continued strong indicators that the
spread of COVID-19 is dropping by the
day. This happens as vaccines continue
getting into New Yorkers’ arms — with
more than 6.5 million doses administered
to date.
The city sought to get ahead of the
various variants fl oating around the
fi ve boroughs, putting the lives and
health of all in jeopardy. The vaccination
eff ort, though it was off to a bumpy
start, has hit full stride, and the proof is
in the continued spread reductions.
For the fi rst time in more than a year,
New York is ahead of the curve on
COVID-19 — and potentially for good.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said this coming season will be the “Summer of New York City.” Photo by Dean Moses
However, it all depends upon whether
we continue not only to follow the
health protocols a little longer, but also
to get the vaccine itself.
The two-shot Pfi zer and Moderna
remedies have an effi cacy rate of more
than 90 percent, according to the Centers
for Disease Control. The one-dose
Johnson & Johnson vaccine, even with
the rare blood clot warning, has a 66
percent effi cacy rate and is 100 percent
eff ective at avoiding serious illness,
hospitalization or death among those
who contract COVID-19.
The vaccines work; its benefi ts far
outweigh the risk of side eff ects. Yet
plenty of New Yorkers may still be
hesitant about receiving it — to the point
where de Blasio spoke of potentially offering
an incentive program to get more
people inoculated.
But what better incentive can there
be than a revived New York City of old
— the way we enjoyed it all the way back
in 2019?
What better incentive can there be
than to be able to go to a ballgame, eat at
a restaurant, enjoy a movie or musical,
or do anything in this town without
worrying about being infected by a
potentially deadly virus?
This can and should be the “Summer
of New York City” — and it will be if we
all do our part to protect ourselves, and
each other.
That means getting vaccinated.
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