According to New York City, the deadline for mandatory vaccination orders for municipal employees in New York City has passed on the 29th, and employees who have not yet provided the first vaccination certificate at 5 p.m. on the same day will begin unpaid leave from November 1.
▲ Due to the shortage of firefighters, 26 fire stations in New York City were closed on the 30th. (Image from The American Diaspora, New York Mayor's Office)
Given that the overall vaccination rate of the Municipal Fire Department (FDNY) is about 77%, 26 fire stations in the city were closed due to a shortage of firefighters on October 30.
According to the data released by the Municipal Fire Department on the evening of the 29th, its vaccination rate has increased to 77%, of which 72% of firefighters, 84% of emergency ambulance personnel (EMT) and nursing personnel, and 90% of civilian employees have completed vaccination.
At the same time, the latest vaccination rate of the New York City Police on the evening of the 29th has exceeded 84%, and nearly 1,000 police officers have been vaccinated for the first time on the 29th alone.
Given the shortage of firefighters, 26 fire stations were closed on the morning of the 30th, including English55 in lower Manhattan, English234 in Crown Heights, English231 in Brownsville, Ladder128 in Long Island City, and 158 and Lady78 in Richmond, Staten Island.
According to people familiar with the matter, hundreds of firefighters have applied for sick leave to fight the city's mandatory vaccination order. City Fire Chief Daniel Nigro said in a statement that "excessive sick leave" was unacceptable, that they had broken their oath and could endanger the lives of New Yorkers. (Original title: Hundreds of firefighters "take sick leave" protest vaccine injunction 26 fire stations in New York City are short of personnel)
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