One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an Oct. 29 deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city stated on Oct. 30.
The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped to 83 percent on Oct. 29 from 76 percent on Oct. 28, as thousands of police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors, and other city workers received the vaccine before the 8 p.m. deadline.
