About 4,000 unvaccinated New York City employees, including police officers, teachers and firefighters, face termination Friday.
Jobs are at risk for about 3,000 workers who took unpaid leave instead of getting vaccinated when the city’s mandate took effect in October, as well as about 1,000 recent hires who haven’t submitted documentation of their second shots. About 95% of the 370,000 city workers have received at least one dose.
In a press conference Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams characterized the employees’ termination as “quitting,” saying that they’re choosing to leave their jobs by not following the rules.
As U.S. officials attempt to boost the national 64% vaccination rate ,
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