Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she wants city health officials to set benchmarks that can be used to trigger the start or end of COVID-19 restrictions — such as required masking — in the future. If implemented, the policy would mirror the way Boston exited from Wu’s vaccination requirement for indoor businesses last week. “We’re looking to add a framework that will provide some certainty moving forward and to help really open up the decision-making process and make sure we are creating some metrics and creating some plans so as we head out of this surge we’re not just putting it in back of mind but preparing for next year as well,” Wu said Wednesday. Wu said the Boston Public Health Commission would discuss and set benchmarks for relaxing additional rules at an upcoming meeting.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she wants city health officials to set benchmarks that can be used to trigger the start or end of COVID-19 restrictions — such as required masking — in the future.
If implemented, the policy would mirror the way Boston exited from Wu’s vaccination requirement for indoor businesses last week.
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“We’re looking to add a framework that will provide some certainty moving forward and to help really open up the decision-making process and make sure we are creating some metrics and creating some plans so as we head out of this surge we’re not just putting it in back of mind but preparing for next year as well,” Wu said Wednesday.
Wu said the Boston Public Health Commission would discuss and set benchmarks for relaxing additional rules at an upcoming meeting.