New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Private Sector Workers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presents a proclamation at the 46th Precincts National NightOut in the Bronx borough of New York City, on Aug. 3, 2021. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Private sector workers in New York City will have to get a COVID-19 vaccine or face termination, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Dec. 6.

“We have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” the mayor said.