Monday is the deadline for tens of thousands of New York workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Court orders, though, have thrown that deadline off for some.
The vaccines were mandated by New York City for public school employees, by the state for health care workers and by the state's court system for its staff members after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration in August.Here's what we know as the deadline falls.
New York City mandate for public school employeesNew York City Mayor Bill De Blasio last month announced all of the city's education department staff must be vaccinated by September 27. About 81% of all employees in the department and 87% of teachers had received at least one dose as of Thursday night, according to the NYC Department of Education .
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