In his first speech as a mayor of New York City after being sworn in just after midnight on New Year’s Day, Eric Adams said he’s considering a COVID-19 booster mandate for city employees, stressing that New Yorkers must adapt to live with the virus and the challenges it poses to the city with the current surge of COVID cases.
During his appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Adams noted that the city would decide if the mandate was needed after examining the numbers and encouraged the residents to get it nonetheless, pointing that he is already boosted.
Although the data from the city’s health department showed that NYC has seen a daily case average of 23,943 in the last seven days as the highly contagious omicron variant continues to sweep the country, the new mayor insists that the city must stay open.
While New Yorkers grapple with skyrocketing COVID-19 case numbers, Adams underscored that closing the city would be as dangerous as COVID and that they must instead focus on balancing safety and keeping the economy operated.
The mayor was adamant not to allow the NYC to be controlled by the ongoing pandemic and has previously underscored that in his inaugural address, but his day-one executive orders furthering Bill de Blasio’s restrictive coronavirus policies have disappointed New York City residents that were hoping Adams would usher in an era free from his predecessor.
In line with the former mayor’s policies, Adams’ orders continued state of emergency regulations and extended proof of vaccination requirements, earning him the nickname “de Blasio 2.0” by the critics.
New York College Republicans went a step further, tweeting that Adams is an “enemy of the people,” while Phil Kerpen, the president of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, called Adams’ first act “embarrassing extension of manifest failure.”
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