New York Becomes Third State to Require Employees Get COVID Vaccine or Weekly Tests
New York announced Wednesday it will require all state employees to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Labor Day, September 6, or get tested for the virus on a weekly basis.
The mandate for inoculation or frequent testing for government workers makes New York the third government entity to issue such a requirement. California, Nevada and New York City announced similar policies earlier this week.
"It's smart, it's fair and it's in everyone's interest,"Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a Wednesday Zoom call with the nonprofit Association for a Better New York.
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New York, like other states, has seen a rising number of coronavirus cases linked to the Delta variant. New infections have climbed more than 400 percent since the end of June.
