One Year In, NYC Employment Vaccine Mandates Continue to Damage Lives

Many are talking about vaccine mandates as if they're over, but they still cover nearly all employed New Yorkers, the city is still firing people, and a new vax deadline looms for teachers on leave.

A year ago today, the de Blasio administration announced the first of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employment. It required all New York City Department of Education (DOE) employees to provide proof of a first dose of vaccination by September 27th. Those who didn’t would be fired or put on leave without pay.

That mandate for NYC’s largest…