The city’s vaccine mandate for workers will still apply to people with other types of jobs, including government employees.
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving in an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Denver. NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allowhome games and unvaccinated baseball players to take the field when their season begins.
Irving, a vaccine holdout, had been among the most high-profile people impacted. He was able to re-join the team in January but only when they played out-of-town games. “It just turns the whole team around when he’s out there, so hopefully we get some good news,” Nets star Kevin Durant said.Yankees star Aaron Judge refused to directly answer a question about his vaccine status earlier this month, leading to speculation that another New York team would be hobbled by a player’s refusal to get inoculated.When asked Wednesday about a possible vaccine exemption, Judge said he was “happy Kyrie can play some home games.
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