From Saturday night to Sunday night, at least 1, NYC employees received at least one dose, based on the data provided Sunday by the mayor's office. Members of the fire and police departments and other city workers had until 5 p. Friday to show proof they have received at least one vaccine dose or be placed on unpaid leave. The same mandate has been in effect already for city health care and education workers.
New York fire and police departments are scrambling to cover staff shortages when vaccine mandate takes effect. With a number of public safety employees pushing back against the mandate, officials had scrambled to deal with potential staff shortages. The source who spoke to CNN said as many as a fifth of the city's fire companies could be closed as a result of unvaccinated staff shortages and added a fifth of the department's ambulances could go out of service.
It is a challenge familiar to other cities that have worked to enact vaccine mandates amid ongoing resistance from law enforcement officers and their unions. Firefighters union official says 'all we are asking for is extra time'. FDNY-Fire Officers Association President Jim McCarthy said Monday morning "all we are asking for is extra time" regarding the city mandate, so their members can have more time to make decisions on whether to get the vaccine, to file any religious or medical exemptions, or potentially decide to retire.
Many police unions are pushing back on vaccine mandates. Here's why. Thank you for moving us forward. City officials have been battling fierce resistance among a minority of workers in some critical public safety jobs, including police officers and firefighters, as well as a pending legal challenge to the mandate by the city's largest police union.
As of Sunday, 1 in 4 of the city's uniformed firefighters still hadn't gotten a first dose of the vaccine, as required. About 1 in 6 police personnel and 1 in 6 sanitation workers were still unvaccinated. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said the vast majority of unvaccinated workers in his department have applied for religious or medical exemptions to the vaccine mandate.
So far, just 34 police officers and 40 civilian police employees have been placed on unpaid leave he said. More than 3, city workers were vaccinated over the weekend. Search for volunteer opportunities near you! Find City procurements, contract awards, public hearings and other notices. Everything New Yorkers need to vote. Menu Home of New York's Bravest. NOV Close the Door. The NYPD reported that 84 percent of its employees, civilian and sworn, were vaccinated.
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