New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday largely ended indoor masking requirements for people who have been vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. The state is authorizing businesses to continue to require masks, but in most settings, vaccinated people will not be required to don the coverings. However, unvaccinated persons still must wear masks indoors and the New York Department of Health is recommending masks for everybody in “settings where vaccination status of individuals is unknown,” Cuomo’s office said. Cuomo, in a press conference, cited how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) abruptly last week changed its recommendations to state that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear face coverings indoors in many settings. “By the CDC guidance, immunocompromised people, unvaccinated people should continue to wear a mask and social distance. But if you are vaccinated, you are safe—no masks, no social distancing,” Cuomo said. The Democrat initially resisted …