PICS: City workers protest vax mandate on Brooklyn Bridge – 'Fire Fauci, Save the USA'

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City workers march over the Brooklyn Bridge against COVID-19 vaccine mandate on February 7, 2022 in New York. - Hundreds of New York City employees marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Monday morning ahead of their possible termination this Friday due to their vaccination status. Photo credit ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A group of New York City workers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday in protest of the city's vaccination deadline, which is set for Friday.

As of last week, about 4,000 workers are set to be terminated if they refuse to get vaccinated.

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City workers march over the Brooklyn Bridge against COVID-19 vaccine mandate on February 7, 2022 in New York. Photo credit ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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City workers march over the Brooklyn Bridge against COVID-19 vaccine mandate on February 7, 2022 in New York. Photo credit ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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Mayor Eric Adams has compared a COVID-19 shot to other necessary measures vital to public safety.

"Safety is not only to stop a bullet, a knife or some other item: safety is COVID," he said during a Jan. 31 news conference. "COVID is taking lives."

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City workers gather to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in New York City on February 7, 2022. Photo credit ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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City workers gather to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in New York City on February 7, 2022. Photo credit ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
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