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L’édile démocrate, qui quittera son poste le 31 décembre pour être remplacé par le maire élu le 2 novembre Eric Adams, va donc plus loin que Joe Biden dont l’obligation vaccinale — qui doit entrer en vigueur le 4 janvier, mais est suspendue par une décision de justice — ne concerne que les employés de sociétés de plus de 100 personnes.
« Ici, à New York, nous avons décidé de lancer une attaque préventive (contre le coronavirus) pour vraiment faire quelque chose d’audacieux pour arrêter la progression de la COVID-19 et les dangers qu’il nous pose à tous », a martelé M. de Blasio sur la chaîne MSNBC en annonçant à la surprise générale l’obligation vaccinale pour quelque 184 000 entreprises, sociétés et commerces.
Il a précisé dans un communiqué que tous les « employeurs du secteur privé à New York seraient concernés par l’obligation vaccinale à compter du 27 décembre ».
« Je trouve que c’est une bonne idée […] for the common good, ”reacted Sarah Dejam, 30, who works in the legal sector. “A lot of people still get sick with this virus, even with the vaccine. “
But not everyone welcomed this decision, taken by an already extremely unpopular mayor.
“I am not surprised that our mayor is using such a brutal means, which ignores our traditions” of protecting individual freedoms, commented Jeff Bollerman. “Nothing he does surprises me anymore. “
All New Yorkers
In addition, “New Yorkers aged 12 and over will have to show proof that they have received two doses of the vaccine”, with the exception of those who received the single-dose serum from Johnson & Johnson, according to the mayor.
As for children aged 5 to 11, they will have to show from December 14 that they have received a dose of the vaccine to participate in “high-risk extracurricular activities such as sports, music and dance”, added the town hall.
“New York will not give up an inch of ground in the fight against COVID-19”, insisted the Democratic mayor, who was rather very active during the pandemic in 2020, like the former governor of the state of New York Andrew Cuomo.
Mr. de Blasio had already imposed on November 1 the compulsory vaccine on all municipal officials, a measure well applied despite some protest movements from firefighters, police and garbage collectors.
The Omicron coronavirus variant is now confirmed in at least 15 US states – with a few cases in New York state.
The largest city in the United States has been particularly ravaged by the epidemic from the spring of 2020 with at least 34,000 deaths and images of a completely deserted city of its more than 8.5 million inhabitants.
According to city hall data, “New York has administered over 12.5 million doses of vaccine (and) nearly 6.5 million New Yorkers – 89 percent of whom are adults – have received at least one dose.” , (as well as) 125,000 children aged 5 to 11 ”.
Legal challenge
But these measures risk being challenged in court.
Last Thursday, Joe Biden called on his fellow citizens to overcome their political divisions to fight COVID-19, at the time of the arrival of winter and the new Omicron variant.
The 79-year-old Democratic president is trying at the national level to impose vaccination in public and private companies, but he meets strong opposition from many Republicans and stumbles on legal proceedings launched against these restrictive measures.
A handful of Republicans had even tried Thursday to block a finance law to prevent the paralysis of US federal services, on the pretext that it would help finance the implementation of vaccine obligations which they oppose.
The budget was finally adopted in the evening.
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L’édile démocrate, qui quittera son poste le 31 décembre pour être remplacé par le maire élu le 2 novembre Eric Adams, va donc plus loin que Joe Biden dont l’obligation vaccinale — qui doit entrer en vigueur le 4 janvier, mais est suspendue par une décision de justice — ne concerne que les employés de sociétés de plus de 100 personnes.
« Ici, à New York, nous avons décidé de lancer une attaque préventive (contre le coronavirus) pour vraiment faire quelque chose d’audacieux pour arrêter la progression de la COVID-19 et les dangers qu’il nous pose à tous », a martelé M. de Blasio sur la chaîne MSNBC en annonçant à la surprise générale l’obligation vaccinale pour quelque 184 000 entreprises, sociétés et commerces.
Il a précisé dans un communiqué que tous les « employeurs du secteur privé à New York seraient concernés par l’obligation vaccinale à compter du 27 décembre ».
« Je trouve que c’est une bonne idée […] for the common good, ”reacted Sarah Dejam, 30, who works in the legal sector. “A lot of people still get sick with this virus, even with the vaccine. “
But not everyone welcomed this decision, taken by an already extremely unpopular mayor.
“I am not surprised that our mayor is using such a brutal means, which ignores our traditions” of protecting individual freedoms, commented Jeff Bollerman. “Nothing he does surprises me anymore. “
All New Yorkers
In addition, “New Yorkers aged 12 and over will have to show proof that they have received two doses of the vaccine”, with the exception of those who received the single-dose serum from Johnson & Johnson, according to the mayor.
As for children aged 5 to 11, they will have to show from December 14 that they have received a dose of the vaccine to participate in “high-risk extracurricular activities such as sports, music and dance”, added the town hall.
“New York will not give up an inch of ground in the fight against COVID-19”, insisted the Democratic mayor, who was rather very active during the pandemic in 2020, like the former governor of the state of New York Andrew Cuomo.
Mr. de Blasio had already imposed on November 1 the compulsory vaccine on all municipal officials, a measure well applied despite some protest movements from firefighters, police and garbage collectors.
The Omicron coronavirus variant is now confirmed in at least 15 US states – with a few cases in New York state.
The largest city in the United States has been particularly ravaged by the epidemic from the spring of 2020 with at least 34,000 deaths and images of a completely deserted city of its more than 8.5 million inhabitants.
According to city hall data, “New York has administered over 12.5 million doses of vaccine (and) nearly 6.5 million New Yorkers – 89 percent of whom are adults – have received at least one dose.” , (as well as) 125,000 children aged 5 to 11 ”.
Legal challenge
But these measures risk being challenged in court.
Last Thursday, Joe Biden called on his fellow citizens to overcome their political divisions to fight COVID-19, at the time of the arrival of winter and the new Omicron variant.
The 79-year-old Democratic president is trying at the national level to impose vaccination in public and private companies, but he meets strong opposition from many Republicans and stumbles on legal proceedings launched against these restrictive measures.
A handful of Republicans had even tried Thursday to block a finance law to prevent the paralysis of US federal services, on the pretext that it would help finance the implementation of vaccine obligations which they oppose.
The budget was finally adopted in the evening.
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