NYC announces Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all public school employees, with no testing opt out
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that all Department of Education staff for public schools across the city must be vaccinated against Covid-19, without a testing alternative.
The landmark step, which came less than an hour after the US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, makes New York City the largest public school system in the US to mandate vaccines. The mayor had previously announced that the city's entire municipal workforce, including teachers, must get vaccinated or go through weekly testing by September 13. With this new mandate, though, all school staff are required to provide proof of vaccination of at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by September 27, the mayor said.More Related News