NEW YORK – Nearly six months after New York City Mayor Eric Adams told people frustrated by the COVID vaccine mandates to overcome it, the Democrat will officially withdraw the mandate of the pandemic, at least as far as the private sector is concerned.
Adams announced Tuesday that the nation’s stricter requirements for the nation’s COVID vaccine for private companies put in place by his predecessor as the case and hospitalization fueled by the South African variant emerges across all five counties in his final days in office. they will end on November 1st. But he said the same rule will remain in effect for city employees.
“Our vaccinated workforce has kept the city open and running, with over 300,000 employees, it has been critical to put that in place and we continue to do so,” Adams said. “Our vaccinated workers did their job and came forward when the city needed them most and we believe it is imperative to send the right message and lead by example.”
They also end: Immunization requirements for New York City school-age children to participate in high-risk sports and other extracurricular activities, Adams said. She said 89% of New Yorkers, including children, have been vaccinated so far.
The mayor said the lifting of the COVID restrictions is intended to provide more flexibility for schools, parents and businesses, but the change in no way indicates that the city is holding back from encouraging vaccinations and vaccinations against COVID for all. .
“The implementation has been important and crucial and because we have been so successful, it is time to move to the next level of strengthening our city,” Adams said as he received his COVID booster at City Hall. “This puts the choice in the hands of New Yorkers. It is imperative to ask them to continue encouraging their employees to get vaccinated and empowered. “
The mayor withdrew the vaccination requirement for professional athletes in late March when the vaccine controversy surrounded Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets, arousing the ire of companies that raised double standards. However, it is not clear how many private sector employees have lost their jobs under the mandate, or what could happen now that it is finished.
When asked directly about the city’s mandate, which led to the layoff of more than 1,500 city employees, Adams says the end date isn’t on the radar.
The events on Tuesday come nearly two weeks after Governor Kathy Hochul ended the mask’s mandate for statewide public transportation, lifting restrictions on MTA buses and subways, as well as Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road.
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