COVID vaccine mandate for New York City workers ends, unions pushing for back pay

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New York City employees are no longer required to be vaccinated against COVID. While workers fired for refusing the shot could be rehired, getting back pay is easier said than done. elijahwestbrook reports.

, saying public employees were unfairly singled out. Now, they're fighting for back pay.

"The job is only half done. We call on the City to ensure that our members who were fired or had their employment unfairly impacted are reinstated, with back pay and without condition," Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch said in a statement. Dr. Martine Hackett, a public health researcher at Hofstra University, said the decision to drop the vaccine mandate shows we're . Hackett still recommends getting the initial shot and a booster.

 

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