From February 11, New York City will fire all unvaccinated against COVID-19 municipal employees
'01.02.2022'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
Police, firefighters and other New York municipal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19, otherwise they will be fired from February 11, reports NBC New York.
Municipal employees who are at risk of being fired for not being vaccinated should have been notified by January 31, according to a statement from the city. The February 11 dismissal rule applies to two groups:
- new employees who have not yet provided evidence of a second dose of vaccine;
- long-term unvaccinated employees who are currently on unpaid leave due to lack of vaccination.
“My first priority is to keep this city safe, including vaccinating New Yorkers. City employees are leaders and leaders in vaccination. More than 90 percent of employees have received a full course of vaccinations, and this number is growing every day,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
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New city employees hired after August 2 had to be fully vaccinated within 45 days. So far, fewer than 1000 new hires have failed to meet the requirement, city officials said.
The other group, those on unpaid leave, number just under 3000.
