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New York:
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a mission to inject a comprehensive Covid-19 vaccine to the private sector in the largest US city, starting in late December.
The order goes further than a national order issued by President Joe Biden for companies with more than 100 employees to vaccinate workers on January 4, which was suspended by court orders. judgment.
“As of today, we will be announcing a first-of-its-kind measure in the country – our health commissioner will announce the mandate to vaccinate private sector employers across the board,” de Blasio said on MSNBC and added that it will go into effect on December 27.
Vaccine mandates have a long history in the United States but are often enacted by cities or states.
De Blasio cites the emergence of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, frigid winter weather and holiday gatherings as “additional challenges” to dealing with the pandemic in New York, which has been affected. severely affected by the virus in 2020, with at least 34,000 deaths.
Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least 15 US states since it was first reported in late November, including several in New York, with de Blasio saying he was “very concerned hesitate.”
“We in New York City decided to use a pre-emptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further development of Covid and the dangers it poses to all. us,” he said.
In addition to the mission that will include about 184,000 businesses and companies, he said there will be other measures to “focus on maximizing vaccinations quickly so we can get past Omicron and all.” other challenges we’re facing right now with Covid.”
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