NY MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES VACCINE MANDATE FOR ALL CITY WORKERS

Wed 20 October 2021:

Mayor Bill de Blasio declared today that all City employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees who receive their first shot will receive an extra $500 in their paycheck starting today. This benefit will expire at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 29th, at which point city employees must show documentation of at least one dose. Employees who have not been vaccinated will be placed on unpaid leave until they can present proof of vaccination to their supervisor.

“We’ve got to end the Covid-era. Our police officers, our EMTs, our firefighters, all our public employees – a lot of them come in very close contact with their fellow New Yorkers,” he told MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

“They need to be safe. Their families need to [be] safe, but we also need to reassure all New Yorkers that if you’re working with a public employee, they’re vaccinated. Everyone’s going to be safe.”

“There is no greater privilege than serving the people of New York City, and that privilege comes with a responsibility to keep yourself and your community safe,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “We have led the way against COVID-19 – from fighting for the right to vaccinate frontline workers, to providing nation-leading incentives, to creating the Key to NYC mandate. As we continue our recovery for all of us, city workers have been a daily inspiration. Now is the time for them to show their city the path out of this pandemic once and for all.”

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