Large New York Health Care System Fires 1,400 Unvaccinated Workers

Northwell Health President Michael Dowling speaks during a press conference preceding the first COVID-19 vaccinations in New York, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York City, on Dec. 14, 2020. Scott Heins/Getty Images

A large New York health care system on Monday said it fired 1,400 workers because they declined to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Northwell Health terminated approximately 2 percent of its workforce, which spans across New York City, Westchester, and Long Island.