new york city issues Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate for All Public employees

Strict Covid-19 vaccine necessities for staff have sparked protests in Italy, despite support from most americans. WSJ's Eric Sylvers reports from Milan, where the new rules present a glimpse into the hurdles the U.S. might face when implementing an identical mandate. photo: Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty photographs

long island metropolis Mayor bill de Blasio introduced an order mandating that every one municipal employees ought to get vaccinated towards Covid-19, developing a battle with unions that referred to they hostile the brand new rule.

Mr. de Blasio's circulate on Wednesday ended an existing choice of weekly trying out and capability some 46,000 metropolis laborers deserve to get their first shot by way of Oct. 29 or probably lose their jobs, a spokeswoman for the Democrat stated. The order covers 160,500 workers, of whom about 71% are in part or utterly vaccinated, in accordance with legit estimates. The metropolis pointed out 70% of police and 60% of fireplace branch personnel have received at least one shot.