NEW YORK - All municipal workers for the City of New York will now be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly coronavirus tests, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday.With the delta variant of the virus pushing the case number up, the mayor said it was time to take further steps to enhance the COVID safety protocol and bring the deadly pandemic to an end."This is about our recovery.
This is about what we need to do to bring back New York City," said de Blasio.All FDNY, NYPD and Dept. of Education teachers fall under the new mandate.Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app.