Can NYC actually enforce the first COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers?
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Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio calls it a ‘preemptive strike’ against the omicron variant. The legal question may be sorted out by his successor.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s departing gift to New York will apparently be America’s “first-in-the-nation” all-encompassing COVID-19 vaccine mandate, meaning it applies to all private-sector employees in the city. He announced the measure Monday morning, calling it a “preemptive strike” to reduce transmission during the busy holiday season as the omicron variant continues to spread.