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Photos: Get COVID Vaccine or Get Tested Every Week, Mayor Says

A new rule would require city employees to get vaccinated — or else get tested every week for COVID-19.

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English language arts teacher Frank Esposito submits to a COVID-19 nasal swab test at West Brooklyn Community High School in New York. New York City.
English language arts teacher Frank Esposito submits to a COVID-19 nasal swab test at West Brooklyn Community High School in New York. New York City. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

NEW YORK CITY — Under a new rule issued Monday by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, all New York City public workers will either have to get the coronavirus vaccine, or be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing.

The new rule impacts about 325,000 city workers. It is scheduled to go into effect on Sep. 13. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to say whether he will do the same with state employees.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Pre-K students arrive for the school day at Phyl's Academy, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool, File)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives for a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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