NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs becomes the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
All unvaccinated New York City municipal workers will have to get weekly testing by the start of school in September, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio's office.People wear masks, as cases of the infectious Delta variant of COVID-19 continue to rise, in Washington Square Park in New York City, July 22, 2021.
The new requirement will apply to all city workers, including police officers, firefighters and teachers. The new rule will go into effect on Sept. 13, when students are expected to return to public schools. The New York Police Department has a 43% vaccination rate while about 55% of New York City Fire Department employees are vaccinated.
Workers in publicly run residential or congregate care facilities, like nursing homes, must present proof of vaccination even earlier, on Aug. 16. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a similar mandate on Monday. Beginning on Aug. 9, state employees and health care workers must show proof of vaccination or get tested regularly."Everyone that can get vaccinated—should," Newsom tweeted.
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