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New York mayor imposes mandatory vaccination for workers

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all private sector employees will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus starting December 27.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all private sector employees will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus starting December 27. The city councilor went further than President Joe Biden, whose vaccination obligation, which was to come into force on January 4 but is currently suspended by a court decision, only concerned employees of companies with more than 100 people.

“Here in New York, we decided to launch a preemptive attack (against the coronavirus) to really do something bold to stop the progression of Covid and the dangers it poses to all of us,” Mr. de Blasio on MSNBC.

He specified that all “private sector employers in New York would be affected by the vaccination obligation as of December 27”, or some 184,000 businesses, companies and businesses.

Omicron coronavirus variant confirmed in at least 15 US states

In addition, from the same date, “New Yorkers aged 12 and over will be required to show proof that they have received three doses of the vaccine”, according to the mayor, who will leave his post on December 31 to be replaced. by Eric Adams, elected on November 2.

The variant of the Omicron coranavirus is now confirmed in at least 15 American states – with a few cases in New York State, the largest city in the United States particularly damaged by the epidemic in 2020 with at least 34,000 deaths.

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