As the measure slips nationally, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has stepped up to the plate, announcing that all private sector employees in the city will be subject to a vaccination requirement effective December 27.
"Here in New York, we have decided to launch a preemptive attack against the coronavirus to really do something daring to stop the progression of the Covid and the dangers it poses to all of us," Bill de Blasio said on the MSNBC channel.
“We have proven that with vaccine control and vaccination incentive we can beat this virus.
Together, we can save lives and move forward, ”he said on Twitter.
NYC is a global leader when it comes to # COVID19 recovery.
We've proven that with vaccine mandates and incentives, we can beat this virus.
Now we're taking another step towards the future - a private sector employee vaccine mandate.
Together we can save lives and move forward.
https://t.co/SjxNUla4oJ
- Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 6, 2021
The mayor of New York, who will leave his post on December 31, clarified that all “employers in the city's private sector would be affected by the vaccination requirement as of December 27,” or some 184,000 businesses, companies and businesses. .
Moreover, from the same date, “New Yorkers aged 12 and over will have to show proof that they have received three doses of the vaccine”.
Omicron confirmed in at least 15 US states
A month ago, President Joe Biden already announced a vaccination requirement for employees of companies with more than 100 people.
The measure was due to enter into force on January 4 but is currently suspended by a court ruling.
Bill de Blasio went further than President Joe Biden in compulsory vaccination, urging all private sector employees to be vaccinated.
The mayor of New York, who will be replaced by Eric Adams, elected on November 2, hopes to get a head start to stem the spread of the virus as the Omicron variant is now confirmed in at least 15 US states - with a few cases in it. New York State.
The largest city in the United States was particularly ravaged by the epidemic in 2020, with at least 34,000 deaths.