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NYC Fights for Mandate With 10% of Teachers Unvaccinated

  • School vaccine requirement delayed as unions push to postpone
  • City says 5,000 unvaccinated public hospital workers go unpaid
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New York City officials will continue to press for a vaccination mandate covering all school workers, which was set to begin Monday at midnight until it was delayed by a court challenge, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Already, 90% of teachers and 97% of principals have received their first Covid-19 shot, de Blasio said during a Monday briefing. Out of all Department of Education employees, 87% have their first shot, he said.