recommendation for the cdc, it's entirely possible, if not very likely, that vaccines will be available for children from 5 to 11 within the first week or two of november. >> huge, huge news there. meantime, new york city union workers now have five days left to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. nbc's rehema ellis reports. >> i feel secure in my decision. >> i don't know the long-term effects. >> i opted to take the unpaid live. >> reporter: karen rose is a patient care technician at a new york hospital. rob, a married father of three boys, spent 17 years at a new york city high school as a phys ed teacher. raquel martinez is a pediatric occupational therapist. they all reached the same conclusion about vaccine mandates. >> why did you decide to put your livelihood on the line? >> i felt like i didn't have much of a choice in the matter. that i was being forced to do something. to put something into my body. >> i felt that what they were