Requiring shots can be complicated, particularly for small businesses. An eyewear company in the Bronx has tried to persuade its workers. Source: New York Times
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Inside One Company’s Struggle to Get All Its Employees Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
At an optical business in New York City, it took months of coaxing, a cash bonus and a weekly testing mandate to persuade 90 percent of the staff to get a coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
He Has Asthma and Cancer. But He Still Was Moved to a Crowded Shelter.
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2021
New York City is struggling to move thousands of homeless people from hotels to shelters. On Thursday, it was ordered to stop the moves for the second time. Source: New York Times
Here’s How You Can Show Covid Vaccine Proof in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2021
There are two official apps, the Excelsior Pass and NYC Covid Safe, but paper is fine too. Source: New York Times
New York City to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Dining and Gyms
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the tough restrictions were necessary to encourage New Yorkers to get vaccinated and curtail a third wave of coronavirus cases. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Require Vaccination Proof for Indoor Dining and Fitness
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio recently said the vaccinated will “get to benefit in all sorts of ways,” while for the unvaccinated, there will “be fewer and fewer things that you’re able to do.” Source: New York Times
Mask Mandates Are Returning in Many Cities. N.Y.C. Is Holding Back.
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
Louisiana and San Francisco brought back indoor mask requirements, but Mayor Bill de Blasio said he wanted New Yorkers to focus on vaccinations. Source: New York Times
De Blasio ‘Strongly’ Urges Vaccinated New Yorkers to Wear Masks Indoors
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
The mayor said vaccinated New Yorkers needed to wear masks inside again because of the latest guidance from the C.D.C. Source: New York Times
New York Is Pushing Homeless People Off the Streets. Where Will They Go?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2021
Cleanup crews are clearing encampments, but advocates say the sweeps just move people from one place to another and fail to address the housing crisis. Source: New York Times
Here’s Who Is Hospitalized for Covid in New York City as Cases Rise
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2021
People with compromised immune systems and the unvaccinated make up a high percentage of patients who end up in the hospital. Source: New York Times
Some New Yorkers Say $100 Offer Inspired Them to Get Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
New Yorkers lined up in the Bronx and Brooklyn to get vaccinated on the first day of cash was offered to get vaccinated at city-run sites. Source: New York Times
Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
The agency cited an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., in which most of the infected were immunized. Unpublished C.D.C. documents paint an even more harrowing picture. Source: New York Times
Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
Children under 12, who cannot be vaccinated, can show a negative test to attend. But the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall plan to bar them for now. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers in One Small Town Became Allies Instead of Enemies
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
The pandemic brought hordes of city dwellers to quiet Cornwall, Connecticut. But the urban influx hasn’t been all bad. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document said, and lead more often to severe illness. Source: New York Times