According to de Blasio, “September is the pivot point of the recovery.”
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Mayor de Blasio announced Monday that all municipal employees will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of the new school year or be subjected to weekly testing.
The vaccine mandate will begin sooner for other city workers. The mayor previously announced a similar requirement, with an August 2 deadline, for medical workers employed by city health clinics or public hospitals. Additionally, 45,000 government employees that work in residential and congregate settings, such as nursing homes, will have until August 16 to comply. August 2 also marks the reinforcement of a mask mandate for unvaccinated city government employees.
Last week, de Blasio made his support for vaccine mandates clear and urged private employers to implement them for their own employees, saying the rule will “get more people vaccinated.”