New: We’re expanding the COVID Safety Requirement (proof of vaccination or a weekly negative test) to ALL City staff starting in September. For workers in foster care, shelters or senior centers this will start even earlier, on August 16. 🧵
For other businesses in NYC, particularly health care settings: I urge you to follow the City’s lead and create a similar requirement for your own workforces.
We’re also fortifying our requirement that unvaccinated City staff wear masks indoors. 😷
Face coverings are only optional for people who show proof of vaccination – except in places where they are required for all, such as schools, health care facilities or congregate settings.
Face coverings are only optional for people who show proof of vaccination – except in places where they are required for all, such as schools, health care facilities or congregate settings.
To the city’s heroic helpers: Don’t wait. The virus is here NOW, and it’s transmitting quickly due to the delta variant, a particularly aggressive strain of the virus.
Cases are rising rapidly – particularly among the unvaccinated, who are most at risk of severe outcomes.
Cases are rising rapidly – particularly among the unvaccinated, who are most at risk of severe outcomes.
In the tug of war between vaccines and the variants, we should continue to bet on vaccines. But now is the time for our whole city to pull together to defeat delta. These new requirements reflect our commitment to each other and the people we serve.
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