Any firefighters feigning illness to protest New York City's Covid-19 vaccine mandate are 'doing an immense disservice' to the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said
Any firefighters feigning illness to protest New York City's Covid-19 vaccine mandate are"doing an immense disservice" to the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday night.
The comment came after hundreds of firefighters called in sick Monday as the vaccine mandate went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the New York City Fire Department to 2,300, Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said at a news conference.2,300 NYC firefighters call out sick as vaccine mandate beginsNormally, 800-1,000 fire department employees call in sick on any given day, FDNY spokesperson Jim Long told CNN.