Associated Press
New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect Dec. 27 and is aimed at preventing a spike in COVID-19 infections during the holiday season and the colder months, the Democratic mayor said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” de Blasio said. “All private-sector employers in New York City will be covered by this vaccine mandate as of Dec. 27.”
Vaccinations are already required for hospital and nursing home workers and city employees including teachers, police officers and firefighters. A vaccination mandate for employees of private and religious schools was announced last week.
The city was moving to impose the mandate on private sector businesses even as federal courts have temporarily blocked an attempt by President Joe Biden to do the same nationally for larger companies.
De Blasio said he expects the new mandate to survive any legal challenges.
Current New York City COVID-19 rules also include at least one vaccine dose for indoor restaurant dining, entertainment venues and fitness centers. Under new mandates for indoor dining, entertainment and gyms, two shots will be required for people over 12. One shot will be required for children aged 5 to 11, who are not covered by the current mandate, de Blasio said.
Reposted with permission from the Associated Press.
5 comments
Impeach Biden
December 6, 2021 at 10:01 am
Just another liberal lunatic.
Ron Ogden
December 6, 2021 at 10:13 am
The definition of tyrant. He is an autocrat, plainly, but to act in a manner outside his authority to deprive average citizens of their rights, and do so in the last waning hours of his term of office, is sheer tyranny.
tom palmer
December 6, 2021 at 5:41 pm
Yeah, what do doctors know anyhow?
Peter H. Buttboy
December 6, 2021 at 12:16 pm
My kind of leader and a sexy bitch too
Jessica Smith
December 7, 2021 at 1:13 pm
He is the biggest POS, this whole thing will not pass he can’t just make his own rules especially 3 weeks before leaving. you can’t mandate anything on private businesses, we live in a free country and that is why they are called ” private Businesses ” so lay off you creepy jerk worry about the mass shootings everyday in NYC and crime on the Train.
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