New York City this week will end a controversial Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, ending a policy that has at times pitted the city’s leadership against its municipal workforce.
The mandate, which has prompted numerous lawsuits, is set to end on Friday after the city’s Board of Health adopts amendments to the city’s vaccination policy, City Hall said in a news release.
“With more than 96% of city workers and more than 80 percent of New Yorkers having received their primary Covid-19 series and more tools readily available to keep us healthy, this is the right moment for this decision. I continue to urge every New Yorker to get vaccinated, get boosted, and take the necessary steps to protect themselves and those around them from Covid-19,” Democratic Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement.
Additionally, visitors to Department of Education school buildings will no longer be required to show proof of having at least one dose of the vaccine, the release said.
The roughly 1,780 city workers who were terminated for not complying with the mandate will not be automatically reinstated and will have to reapply for their old jobs, the city said.
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Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/new-york-city-vaccine-mandate-eric-adams/index.html
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