NEW YORK — Mayor-elect Eric Adams said Sunday he would like to see mask mandates at schools lifted by the end of the academic year, now that children are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. “Not being able to see the smiles of our children, I believe that has a major impact,” New York City’s incoming mayor said on CNN. He sounded a different tone than outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said on Thursday that he wanted to keep the school mask mandate in place, at least in the short term, “out of an abundance of caution.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week approved the Pfizer va…

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