Nearly 1,500 NYC municipal workers fired for not being vaccinated against COVID
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Nearly 1,500 New York City municipal workers have been fired over their refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. That number represents less than 1% of the city's workforce, but it appears to be the country's largest workforce reduction linked to COVID vaccines. Under a mandate set by former Mayor Bill de Blasio, city employees on leave without pay and those who were newly hired had been told they had until Friday, Feb. 11, to show proof of vaccination or they would face termination. The workers on leave had to subm...