
Monday morning, Dec. 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a vaccine mandate for all private sector workers. The new measure, which is set to go into effect starting Dec. 27, is in response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The mandate is the first of its kind in the country.
“NYC is a global leader when it comes to #COVID19 recovery,” de Blasio tweeted early Monday morning. “We’ve proven that with vaccine mandates and incentives, we can beat this virus.”







