NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Only 65% of NYCHA staff are vaccinated at the embattled public housing authority as the city’s vaccine mandate looms.
City workers had until Friday at 5 p.m. to get vaccinated against COVID-19, with the de Blasio administration planning to enforce the mandate on Monday. Unvaccinated workers are expected to be placed on unpaid leave under the mandate.
Only the Department of Correction, which in part oversees the troubled Rikers Island, reported a worse vaccination rate at Friday’s deadline, at 54%.
While the mandate has led to a surge in vaccinations among city workers, de Blasio has not publicly offered details on how to specifically handle staff shortages at NYCHA.
The mayor's office did not immediately respond to a request to comment Saturday.
“Unless the mayor moves back the mandate and gives people the time to go to the doctor, there’ll be a crisis,” Greg Floyd, the head of the agency’s largest union, Teamsters Local 237, told the New York Post.
De Blasio remained positive on Saturday, touting the general surge in vaccinations among city workers across agencies.
"NYC employees are stepping up to keep themselves, their communities, and their city safe from #COVID19," de Blasio tweeted "29 City agencies have vaccination rates of 90% or more and we're seeing dramatic vaccination increases across uniformed agencies. This is how we move forward together."
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