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And bizarrely, it doesnt allow for a testing alternative, which has become standard practice for those individuals who cant or wont get vaccinated, that have to be in the workplace. most employers are accommodating them by doing regular, even daily testing to make sure that they are well and can be in the work workplace. thats not allowed. the other piece of this is requiring that children between 5 and 11 years old be vaccinated. this is particularly serious during the holiday season, whether i...

>> reporter: good evening. new york is now believed to be the first city to require vaccines for all workers and now children here as young as 5 must be vaccinated before any indoor dining or entertainment. the new york mayor today called his mandate requiring all private workers be fully vaccinated a preemptive strike against the cold weather and the few omicron variant. >> look, this is how we put health and safety first, by ensuring that there is a vaccine mandate that reaches everyone univer...

Cincinnati childrens hospital. >> after jay got the shot, i was just completely relieved, you know, and we realized that even if we were to contract it, it would be very unlikely that we ulhave anythin eportenwle, deadline has passed for new york city municipal workers to prove they are at least partially vaccinated or face unpaid leave beginning monday. there is no option for a testing alternative. >despite some vocal opposition o the mandate, all but about 12% of city workers are at least part...

E.m.t.s and sanitation workers largely unmasked rallied out the mayors official residence one day before the official deadline to get a covid shot or be placed on unpaid leave. >> members have choice about their health. >> reporter: all by 38,000 city workers are vaccinated but about a quarter of the police force and a third of firefighters are not. >> you cant force a vaccine on somebody, it should be a choice. >> reporter: six of the countrys ten largest cities have or are planning vaccine man...

Him to say those words before the january 6 attack. >> and that full house vote on this doj referral is expected tomorrow. joyce vance -- or excuse me, barbara mcquade, good to have you with us. next, new yorks mayor is taking the weekly testing alternative to covid-19 vaccine mandates off the table. and the need for a few thousand more truck drivers. ore. but we lose control. ♪ ♪ ♪ should i stay or should i go? ♪ and we need insights across our data silos, but how? ♪ if i go there...

Why isnt there a testing alternative to this mandate? >> well, you would wonder why isnt there a testing alternative and we dont know. really, the decision that the governor made is one thats really based on his personal beliefs, based in politics, its not based in clinical evidence. as a physician, the one thing im taught, the one thing we should all practice is evidence-based medicine and the evidence-based decisions need to not just extend to the doctor/patient relationship but also to polici...

Regular testing alternative. check this out. a new drone capturing footage inside hurricane sam as it barrels toward the atlantic. it navigated through 50-foot waves to capture this dizzying footage. >> its something, isnt it? noaa says this is the worlds first. it gives us a completely new view of a hurricane. data from this drone and others like it should help predict how and when hurricanes strengthen so not only good to look at but obviously getting valuable information. so, we will see ...

Every student beginning this fall. and what will happen at that point is that the covid-19 vaccine will be added to the list of all the vaccinations that are required for school kids now, like measles, mumps, and rubella and the like. again, effective following fda approval. this applies to public and private schools under california law because its a regulation and not legislation. there will be religious and medical exemptions allowed, and interestingly, it also means that the requirement will...

Your teachers wont be coming today. one of the things i want to get at with you, this is not crazy people anti-vaxers. when you listen to their arguments -- i heard randi weingarten. we mixed it up on issues. but they want alternatives. they want, you know, ive had covid, ive had one shot. what does your doctor recommend? this nba player got a lot of attention for describing his thinking on this. i want to hear your thoughts. >> it is my belief that the vaccine status of every person should be t...

Vaccine because like him, hes uncomfortable, there should be a testing alternative. take a test, whatever makes sense from a medical perspective. make sure youre not infecting everybody else. im vaccinated. i believe in it. i took it. that was my choice. when you put mandates for jobs that we have to have done like front care health workers, teachers and not give them any alternative around not acknowledge that look, we dont have answer the answers to this. we believe this is the best answer at ...