{"id":36754,"date":"2021-12-06T19:02:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/?p=36754"},"modified":"2021-12-06T19:02:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:02:57","slug":"new-york-sets-private-sector-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricagazette.com\/new-york-sets-private-sector-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"New York sets private sector vaccine mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York (AFP) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a blanket Covid-19 vaccine mandate for the private sector in the United States’ biggest city, starting from late December. The order goes further than a nationwide mandate set by President Joe Biden for companies with more than 100 employees to vaccinate workers by January 4 that has been stalled by court suspensions. “As of today we are going to announce a first-in-the-nation measure — our health commissioner will announce a vaccine mandate for private sector employers across the board,” de Blasio said on MSNBC, adding that i…<\/p>\n

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Published by AFP New York (AFP) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced a blanket Covid-19 vaccine mandate for the private sector in the United States’ biggest city, starting from late December. The order goes further than a nationwide mandate set by President Joe Biden for companies with more than 100 employees … <\/p>\n