Judge Temporarily Halts Vaccine Mandate for NYPD Employees, Other City Workers

Municipal workers protest against Mayor Bill De Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, in New York, on Oct. 25, 2021. ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images

A New York Supreme Court justice on Tuesday put on hold the city government’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, which includes all NYPD employees, pending a hearing next week.

Judge Frank Nervo granted a hearing (pdf) that could lead to a restraining order against the mandate that was imposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Oct. 20, replacing what was originally a requirement to get the vaccine or be tested weekly for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19.