VACCINE BACKDRAFT: Entire FDNY Firehouses Could Close Due to Jab Requirements
The Big Apple is now less safe thanks to a vaccine mandate.
This whole “no jab, no job” ethos is simply not working, but the left is unwilling to admit it.
From President Joe Biden to mayors of small towns all across the United States, there is a belief that mandating vaccinations against COVID-19 is the proper way to build herd immunity. And, as you may have guessed, the willingness to require these inoculations appears to trend down political lines.
As such, it should come as no surprise that New York City is requiring all public workers to be vaccinated, despite a very legitimate risk to the welfare of The Big Apple.
The FDNY is preparing to shutter as many as 20 percent of all Big Apple fire companies — and take an equal portion of its ambulances off the streets — ahead of the impending deadline for all city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
take our poll - story continues belowOn Wednesday, the FDNY said just 65 percent of its firefighters, fire officers and EMS workers had been vaccinated despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s order that all city workers receive at least one dose or face suspension without pay on Monday.
“The Department must manage the unfortunate fact that a portion of our workforce has refused to comply with a vaccine mandate for all city employees,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said in a statement later Wednesday.
Things were set to get rough for those still on the job.
“We will use all means at our disposal, including mandatory overtime, mutual aid from other EMS providers and significant changes to the schedules of our members,” Nigro continued. “We will ensure the continuity of operations and safety of all those we have sworn oaths to serve.”
The news comes as the police force in New York is facing a similar staff shortage due to the vaccine mandate.
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