Eric Adams Addresses Anti-Mandate Protestors

On Nov. 3, mayor-elect Eric Adams was confronted by a group of protestors while entering his Brooklyn office. The group was protesting New York City’s vaccine mandates, the latest of which was announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio in late October, and took effect on Nov. 1. The mandate requires all city workers to be vaccinated, without the option to remain unvaccinated and be tested weekly. 

Approximately 9,000 city workers were put on unpaid leave after they failed to meet the mandate’s deadline this week. 

Adams returned outside to address the protestors. He expressed his willingness to meet with a small coalition from the group and discuss current vaccine mandates. Adams then invited a group of the protestors to meet with him in his office.

Prior to winning the city’s mayoral election, Adams urged current Mayor Bill de Blasio to collaborate with unions on the vaccine mandates. Adams vocalized his willingness to uphold current vaccine mandates during his campaign. 

Following his win Adams told MSNBC’s Morning Joe, “We need to revisit how we are going to address the vaccine mandates.”  
New federal vaccine mandates will require larger groups of workers to get vaccinated by a Jan. 4 deadline. These mandates will cover companies with 100 or more employees, applying to an estimated number of 84 million workers throughout the country. Additionally, health care will no longer have the ability to test weekly in lieu of vaccination.

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