New York will require all private sector workers in the city to be vaccinated against Covid-19, in what would be the strictest vaccine mandate to be imposed anywhere in the US.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday the new rule would go into force on December 27 and would apply to all private companies regardless of size. His office will release a set of protocols applying to about 184,000 businesses on December 15 providing further details of the mandate, such as enforcement and penalties for non-compliance.
De Blasio said there “will not be a testing option as an alternative” to being vaccinated, as was being proposed by the Biden administration as part of a separate nationwide plan.