Mayor: 9 in 10 NYC workers vaccinated as deadline nears
ABC News
Nine in 10 New York City municipal workers have received COVID-19 vaccinations as a Monday deadline looms
NEW YORK -- Nine in 10 New York City municipal workers received COVID-19 vaccinations as a Monday deadline loomed under a city mandate, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio tweeted Saturday night that 91% of city workers had received the vaccine, which represented a jump from about 83% as of Friday night.
Under a city mandate, those who haven’t received at least one dose of the vaccine will be put on unpaid leave starting Monday, raising the possibility of shortages of police, fire and EMS workers. New York has more than 300,000 employees.
The police department, which employs about 36,000 officers and 19,000 civilian employees, reported an 84% vaccination rate as of Sunday morning, while roughly two in 10 of the fire department's roughly 17,000 employees remained unvaccinated as of Friday night. Updated fire department figures were expected later Sunday.
