New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he is requiring all New York City employees to be vaccinated – or tested once per week for COVID-19 – by Sept. 13, and said the city will step up its enforcement of its mask mandate for unvaccinated workers, threatening "very tough" consequences. "On Sept. 13 which is the first full day of school, every single city employee will be expected to be either vaccinated or be tested weekly," de Blasio added. De Blasio also announced that New York will step up its enforcement of its mask mandate for unvaccinated city employees, beginning Monday. New York City is a union town and that cannot be ignored." De Blasio also announced that New York City is rolling out a vaccine passport app, called the "NYC COVID Safe app."

Source: Fox News July 26, 2021 15:14 UTC