NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Expands Vaccine Mandate To Private Businesses
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Monday introduced a new vaccine mandate for private businesses as part of the broader efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19, including the newly-identified omicron variant. So far, at least eight cases of omicron have been confirmed in New York State. “We’ve got omicron as a new factor. We’ve got the colder weather which is going to really create additional challenges with the delta variant, we’ve got holiday gatherings,” de Blasio, whose term ends next month, said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to...