Published 3 years ago

New York to Require Vaccination or Weekly Testing for City Health Workers

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Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to announce Wednesday that all New York City health workers will be required to be vaccinated or receive weekly COVID tests. Health care workers were some of the first in the country to be eligible for the COVID vaccine. After months of decline amid soaring vaccination rates, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise in the Tri-State area.

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Times of India

New York City requires health workers to be vaccinated or get tested weekly

US News: NEW YORK: As part of a nationwide response to the threat posed by the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, New York City will require Covid

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

New York City requires health workers to be vaccinated or get tested weekly

By Maria Caspani NEW YORK - As part of a nationwide response to the threat posed by the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, New York City will require COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly tests for workers at city-run hospitals and clinics. The new policy will go into effect on Aug. 2, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Wednesday. The city will suspend without pay any

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

New York City Health Care Staff Must Vaccinate Or Be Weekly Tested

New York City will require public hospital workers to get vaccinated or take a weekly coronavirus test, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday as the metropolis faces an uptick in cases fueled by the Delta variant.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

NYC: Health care staff must vaccinate or be tested

Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York will require staff at city-run hospitals and health clinics to either get vaccinated or tested weekly. De Blasio’s order announced Wednesday will not apply to teachers, police officers and other city employees. (July 21)

3 years ago·United States

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CNN

See NYC mayor's message to unvaccinated healthcare workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says it's time to do something different to combat the spread of Covid-19 and will require all healthcare workers to show proof of vaccination or get tested weekly as a condition to show up to work.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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CBS Local

NYC Public Hospitals, Department Of Health Will Require Weekly COVID Tests For Unvaccinated Workers

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking action to make sure city workers are getting vaccinated.It’s the first vaccine crackdown of its kind for New York City.“What more do we have to do here at this point? This is getting insane,” de Blasio said Tuesday.The exasperated mayor has run out of patience with the slow pace of vaccinations.“So we’ve been really nice, really communicative, really respectful. I’m like, c’mon people, it’s …

3 years ago·United States

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