Posted on 12/06/2021 7:52:14 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Employers in New York City must require COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio. This is the first-of-its-kind mandate for private employees, CBS New York reports.
The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect December 27 and is aimed at preventing a spike in COVID-19 infections during the holiday season and the colder months, the mayor, a Democrat, 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 December 27."
But According to Councilman Mark Levine, who chairs the city council's health committee, there will be a weekly testing option.
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. A spokesperson for the mayor said the private sector mandate will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses.
Current New York City COVID-19 rules also include at least one vaccine dose for indoor restaurant dining, entertainment venues and fitness centers. Under the new rules, two shots will be required for people over 12. One dose will be required for children aged 5 to 11, who were not covered by the earlier mandate, de Blasio said.
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You get what you vote for.
if this idiot wasn’t term-limited he’d be easily reelected...
The holiday season started about 2 weeks ago.
Easy to make decisions like this when you’re a public sector employee and your wife steals $850,000,000.
Defund EVERYTHING but the Fire Department and EMS. After that, take away EVERYTHING.
Have neighborhoods police themselves. The people can do a better job of it than the cops anyway.
Communist RomneyCARE response
to FauXi’s weaponized common cold.
NYC is the 1st because NYC is #1!
Fake Covid Vac cards are going to rise in cost immediately.
Wonder what the going rate will be?
The intent of these “mandates” is to further scare people into getting the vaccine for fear of losing their jobs and so far this has worked.
DeBlasio’s last big FU to all those he was supposed to SERVE.
Wait. The mayor of a city can force people to take an experimental drug? Who know? Is there a statute?
Actually #2....lol
while also cautioning their employees not to take public
transit due to the violence in NYC.
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If you want to move about in NYC especially Manhattan and
other downtown districts it’s basically public transportation or
your feet. Get your walking shoes on and shuffle along.
City people walk.
Rural folk drive/ride.
#211 why we don’t live in NY.
No controlling legal authority.
NYC is becoming a festering ghetto.
You don’t have to live there, only work there.
DeBlasio needs to be treated the same way that Mussolini was.
there are a LOT of lamp posts in NYC.
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