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The majority of New York City employees comply with the vaccine mandate
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Officials in New York City says nine out of 10 municipal workers got vaccinated in time to comply with the city's new vaccine mandate. Still about 9,000 workers were put on unpaid leave.
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More NYC workers get jabs amid mandate; 1 in 6 still refuse
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The majority of New York City employees comply with the vaccine mandate
One in six New York City’s municipal workers, more than 26,000 people, remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,
NEW YORK — One in six New York City municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday. A last-minute rush of jabs boosted the vaccination rate to 83% among police officers, firefighters, garb…
More than 26,000 of New York City’s municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday. A last-minute rush of jabs boosted the vaccination rate to 83% among police officers, firefighters, garb…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s vaccination mandate for city workers took effect Monday amid fierce resistance among a minority of workers in a few critical public safety jobs.
As of Monday, 91% of the city's 378,000 employees were in compliance with the mandate, the mayor said. Nine thousand are on unpaid leave, while 12,000 have filed for exemptions. A few thousand appear to be faking sick.
Thousands of New York City police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers are set to be placed on unpaid leave Monday for failing to comply with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is claiming victory as enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate begins for all city workers. As of Monday, 91% of the city's workforce has had at least one shot.
Another 12,000 municipal workers had requested medical or religious exemptions and were still allowed to show up to work while their requests were evaluated.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that 91% of city workers are now vaccinated against the coronavirus but thousands more still face unpaid leave, creating worker shortages throughout the city.
Officials in New York City says nine out of 10 municipal workers got vaccinated in time to comply with the city's new vaccine mandate. Still about 9,000 workers were put on unpaid leave.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said thousands more did get the shot and that the first day of the vaccine mandate went smoothly, without significant service disruptions.
