Get vaxxed or go home: de Blasio sets vaccine mandate for entire NYC workforce

By Robert Pozarycki

Posted on October 20, 2021

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Every New York City employee, except corrections officers, must get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before the end of this month — or they’ll be sent home without pay until they finally roll up their sleeves, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.

The new vaccine mandate applies to the entire municipal workforce, including all members of the NYPD, FDNY and Sanitation Department. Mandates had been in place previously for all Department of Education and New York City Health + Hospitals workers since September.