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NYC to Require Weekly COVID Vaccine or Tests for City Hospital and Healthcare Workers – Telemundo New York (47)

NEW YORKNew York City will require all workers in city-run healthcare facilities and hospitals to be vaccinated or tested for COVID-19 weekly, City officials told our sister network NBC New York. This when the positivity rates increase, mainly with the delta variant.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will release details about the measure Wednesday morning, the sources said. The plan is aimed at a third of all health and hospital workers in the city who are not yet vaccinated.

“It’s about the safety of a healthcare environment,” he said. Bill Neidhardt, press secretary to the mayor.

This is a developing story. Please check for updates.

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