NEW YORK - All employees for the City of New York will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19, announced the de Blasio administration Wednesday.Workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, will be required to have at least one dose by 5 p.m.
on October 29.Unvaccinated employees will be placed on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination to their supervisor.Starting Wednesday, city employees will receive an extra $500 in their paycheck for receiving their first shot at a city-run vaccination site.
The benefit will end at 5 p.m. on Friday.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThe mandate would apply to approximately 160,500 city workers.