The Democrat mayor announced the vaccine mandate last week after bragging of his previous mandate on school employees and healthcare workers. He also touted his Key to NYC Pass, which essentially forces private businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated individuals.
“It’s time for people to see vaccination as literally necessary to living a good and full and healthy life,” the Democrat declared in August, bragging of his plan to cut off unvaccinated individuals from everyday activities.
Earlier this month, when confronted on why he had yet to issue a mandate for the remainder of city workers, de Blasio brazenly claimed he preferred to “respect people’s intelligence” before forcing them to get vaccinated. That no longer appears to be the case.
He took his calls a step further last week, begging private businesses to implement their own vaccine mandates, deeming it the “right thing to do.”
“Obviously we’ve given people a lot of time, first in the voluntary phase, then in the vaccinate or test phase. It’s time to keep moving,” he said.
“I would urge everyone out there in the private sector, come on. Government’s been leading the way,” the Democrat added. “The Biden Administration, to their great credit, leading the way. The City of New York, leading the way. We’re showing it works.”