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At least 10,300 city workers thumbed their nose at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine-mandate deadline Monday — refusing to get a jab or participating in a suspected sick-out even as Hizzoner says the requirement is crucial to keeping residents safe.
Officials said roughly 2,300 firefighters called out “sick,” more than double the usual 1,000, leaving 18 firehouses “temporarily out of service” and dozens more undermanned — although Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro insisted the department was still functioning “quite well.”
The troubling figures come after a weekend where 3,500 more city workers rushed to get vaccinated ahead of Monday’s deadline, according to de Blasio.
After 5 p.m. Friday, 3,564 city workers received at least one dose of the vaccine — making them part of the surge of 22,472 municipal employees who’ve received a shot since the requirement was announced Oct. 20, the mayor said Monday.
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Article URL : https://nypost.com/2021/11/01/at-least-10300-nyc-workers-defy-todays-vax-mandate/