Starting next month, Mayor Bill de Blasio officially announced Wednesday, all New York City health care employees will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine or face mandatory weekly testing — and even possible suspension from their job.
The aggressive new COVID safety requirement begins on Monday, Aug. 2 and applies to all NYC Health and Hospitals staff and Department of Health clinical workers. Those who fail to follow the mandate will be subject to “suspension without pay,” the mayor said during his Wednesday morning press conference.
For de Blasio, it comes down to one thing: halting the spread of the Delta variant, a far more contagious and potent version of COVID-19.
“This is about keeping people safe and stopping the Delta variant. If we want to beat COVID once and for all, we have to stop the Delta variant,” de Blasio said.
According to City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi, the mandate applies to “all of our clinic-based staff” which includes, nurses, doctors, social workers, custodians and registrars.
Employees who are vaccinated must show a proof of vaccination and that at any time, health care employees can decide they want to get the shot, and will no longer be required to get weekly testing.
“The simple fact is that if you’re vaccinated, virtually every activity is safer,” Chokshi said. “Because of the Delta variant, increasingly, the choice is between infection or vaccination and that can mean the difference between life and death. Vaccination has been and continues to be the single most important precaution we can take to interact with the public and our colleagues.”
He added that the plan for the weeks ahead is to extend this requirement to “additional Health Department staff” beyond the clinic staff.
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15 comments:
What happen to my body my choice ?
Hey Jabers, Do you feel morally superior over those who are unvaccinated? You must feel so good about yourself. I’m so jealous.
This is the hyper polarization
The right are vaccine hesitant
The left are vaccine zealots
"Hey Jabers, Do you feel morally superior over those who are unvaccinated? . I’m so jealous."
Nope but I DO feel safer though...
Where’s their unions now?
Since DeBlah doesn’t need their votes anymore….
Well , most of the unvaccinated are dumbass brainwashed sheeple.
I for one feel superior to dumbass right wing nuts.
That prick needs an extra deadly form of Covid injected into him.
Fauci For Prison ?
Is getting a second opinion on a cancer diagnosis also rejecting science ?
"unvaccinated are dumbass brainwashed sheeple" Really ....
#BLUEANON said...
Texas Democrats in DC is a 'super-spreader,' medical Doctor says Psaki 'refusing to acknowledge a medical reality' !
Innova Medical Group Recalls Unauthorized SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test with Risk of False Test Results !
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/fda-stop-using-innova-sars-cov-2-antigen-rapid-qualitative-test
Pope Fauci is paid quite well to be the fall guy !
Liberals are blissfully ignorant of their own 'woke' hypocrisy - Imagine cheering for Big Government, Big Tech and Big Pharma and thinking you're the 'resistance' ! LOL...
Why do people take these people's opinions seriously... it's not their opinion... it's propaganda written by their handlers it's not meant to make sense.
Why are we Americans vaccinated when the Dems are allowing COVID-19 positive immigrants to be transported into every state?
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