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Actually fire individuals, they fined -- they want to fine businesses or fire individuals that are not vaccinated and still seeing people test positive among the vaccinated population, which is leading to staffing shortages. what we're seeing, fdny, nypd, ems and the staten island ferry running short-staffed. we're now going to see that pushed on to the private sector. we're hoping the new mayor will reevaluate this situation and at minimum allow people to have the testing option. i believe that covid is here to stay. it's taking various forms, various mutations, yes, but we have to learn to l...

Employees should be able to assume their own risk. it is up to them. >> maybe, very foolishly, but they want to balance the risks presented to their health in a different way and osha says no, you can't do that and that applies when you are on the job, and also when you are not on the job. and for the rest of your life baufz to take these vaccines. unless the testing option is viable. >> so, what do you say should be at their own risk? i guess maybe if you are out sick because you have covid and are unvaccinated, a company doesn't -- they don't have to pay you. i do not know how all that gets ...

Hospital in newark, new jersey. theets one hospital that the state actually operates. we needed that help and we deeply appreciate it. so whether it's loosening of the national guard restrictions or that strike team, as you mentioned, testing, vaccine supplies, fema has been a great partner. and we needed it, by the way. god knows from moment one would be a strong, robust federal response and for the most part we're getting it. >> so the u.s. supreme court blocked president biden's vaccine mandate for large businesses. you have a vaccine mandate in new jersey, i believe for state employees and...

Revisions will actually probably help many essential workers come back. i wish we could have a testing option so we could just have a little bit of security that bringing people back to work is safe for everyone involved. because nobody wants to come to work sick. i know that. nobody wants to put their colleagues at risk. but i also want to emphasize, like, it's easy to kind of get lost in these numbers. they're very distressing. but i want to stress that we have decoupled and been successful at at least keeping down hospitalizations and deaths to very lower -- much lower proportions than we h...

The israeli government has approved a plan to double the number of settlers in the golan heights, regarded by much of the world as occupied territory. a covid vaccine mandate for all private companies comes into force in new york city on monday. the measure, which is the first in the us, applies to about 184,000 businesses. there is no weekly testing option. children between the ages of five and 11 are required to show proof of vaccination to access indoor dining, as well as fitness and entertainment venues. it is quite a step. let's bring in dr danielle ompad, associate professor of epidemiol...