NYC has mandated COVID Vaccinations for people working in person?

As of December 6 th Mayor de Blasio announced that  all private-sector workers must provide proof of vaccination to their employers, and all employers must keep a record of each worker's proof. 
In addition employer's must:- Post an official sign-in document in an obvious spot. After December 27th employees must show proof of their Covid vaccination to work in-person.

This mandate applies to dental offices and their staff as well and Dentists must comply or face fines from the city. At this point it is hard to believe that some dental staff have not been vaccinated and the vast majority of our workers have been. That being the case, it is time for the last hold outs to get their vaccine or get furloughed without pay. 

Of course this minority has the option of seeking a job outside of NYC, but I can't think of a good reason not to get vaccinated. I have heard most of the arguments against vaccination, but none of them are convincing and clearly going unvaccinated exposes an individual to greater risks than having the vaccine. Still this hasn't stopped some from "pleading their case to their dental employers, but in the end, Our mayor's mandate is the policy small NYC businesses must follow or risk the consequences.

Given how contagious the Omicron variant is, mandatory vaccination of in person workers seems like a good idea. Of course this may not insure that workers will not contract new cases of Covid . I have heard from a number of other dentists that vaccinated members of their staff or themselves have become infected, but their cases have likely been more mild due to their prior vaccination. 

New York City has a staffed telephone line that I called to ask for clarification and after a short wait I was able to speak to a city representative who was helpful. Small businesses that would like help with this requirement can call the NYC Department of Small Business Services hotline at 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692).