New COVID rule for New York City health workers: Get vaccinated or tested weekly

"The delta variant continues to make more and more trouble, and we've got to fight back," de Blasio said."We need a strong, clear approach -- that every single one of our workers gets vaccinated or tested weekly."

The new rules, which will go into effect on Aug. 2, will apply to all employees at city-run hospitals and clinical workers for the health department. The city plans to extend the new rules to additional health department staff in coming weeks. Those employees will be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test result.

The mayor stressed that the new rules are an additional step to keep the city safe and won't take away from grassroots efforts, such as mobile sites and at-home vaccinations, to raise vaccination rates in the general population. The new rule isn't technically a vaccine mandate, since employees have the option to get tested each week.

"Every single one of those employees has a choice," added de Blasio, noting that a vaccination was the better of the two options."This is about keeping people safe and stopping the delta variant."Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a joint press conference, June 30, 2021, in New York City. Vaccination rates in New York City's general population are slightly above the national average. As of Tuesday, 58% of New York City residents had received at least one dose and 54% were fully vaccinated, compared with 56% of all Americans who've gotten at least one shot and 49% who are fully vaccinated, according to data from the

Weekly testing is insufficient protection, especially against the Delta variant. I get why they're doing it though, since they can't really mandate vaccination while the products are on EUA

Let’s use GETTR

'New Jersey officials say nearly 50 FULLY VACCINATED residents have died from COVID-19.' And of course...this is not happening ANYWHERE else in America. 😉

Our pupils get tested triple a week.. Once a week is really weak for this delta... Sorry..

this is terrible news

Private businesses making risk management business decisions. Don't like it... quit. Work at a burger joint...if they accept you.

Very annoying, can you keep your evilness hidden.

That's fair.

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