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After medical staff, New York City is forcing city employees, teachers, all private sector employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision comes into effect on Monday, December 27, a necessity according to him to deal with the new wave of contaminations. Violators face a fine of $ 1,000.
With our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki
In his souvenir store in Manhattan, Saïd says he is ready: his employees are all already vaccinated. ” That’s how it is, we have to follow the rules. All I want is to run my shop, so get vaccinated and come buy things from me ! He sneers.
And vaccine obligation does not change anything for him, he considers that it is necessary especially for trades like his, in contact with customers, who sometimes are themselves unvaccinated: ” Some people are totally against the vaccine. So this is a good idea », He sums up.
In total, nearly 184,000 companies are affected by this new vaccination obligation.
It will be up to the bosses to ensure that their employees be vaccinated. If one of them refuses, they will have the choice to fire him or to keep him teleworking. They will also have to keep records with the immunization information of their employees.
While the majority seem to be bending to the rule, it is not to everyone’s liking. Mike works in construction. He is about to be vaccinated, but believes he had no choice: ” This is America, the freedom to choose. Children can be directed by their parents. But we are adults ! I am 58 years old ! »
If this new measure is supposed to strengthen the fight against Covid-19. It should be noted that 90% of New Yorkers have already received at least one dose.
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