Official in Charge of New York City Covid Policy Admits Attending Dance, Sex Parties During Pandemic

Dr. Jay Varma says he did not use the ‘best judgment at the time.’

AP/Wilfredo Lee
Dr. Jay Varma, in charge of New York City’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, admits not following his own advice. AP/Wilfredo Lee

As New Yorkers were being told to stay home and practice social distancing, the official in charge of New York City’s response to the Covid pandemic was not following his own advice. 

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