New York City imposes a vaccination mandate on companies for their workers before the end of the year

The mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, announced this Monday that all companies operating in the city must impose a coronavirus vaccination mandate on their workers before December 27 to prevent infections from soaring during the Christmas holidays. and in the winter months.

"We have decided to strike a preemptive strike to do something really bold to stop the further growth of COVID-19 and the dangers it is causing us all," the Democratic mayor explained in an interview on the MSNBC news network.

"All companies in the private sector in New York City will be covered by this vaccination mandate as of December 27," the mayor said, given the threat posed by the rise of the new omicron variant, and when infections in The United States has once again exceeded 100,000 cases a day after two months of respite precisely after the Thanksgiving holidays.