Top NYPD Union Promises Legal Action If City Imposes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

NYPD officers stand guard during a protest in New York City, on Sept. 3, 2020. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

The largest police union in New York City is planning to file a lawsuit if the city tries to force police officers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

“If the City attempts to impose a vaccine mandate on PBA members, we will take legal action to defend our members’ right to make such personal medical decisions,” Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Patrick Lynch said in an email obtained by the New York Post.