Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said a sweeping coronavirus vaccine mandate would go into effect for all private employers on Dec. 27 to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. Mr. de Blasio said the measure would apply to about 184,000 businesses.
I had heard that there was an injunction against the mandate already, but apparently not yet.
In an order on Tuesday, Justice Frank Nervo of the New York state court in Manhattan said he will consider whether to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) at the Dec. 14 hearing.
Nervo has not ruled on the mandate’s merits. He issued an order on Wednesday clarifying that he had not “issued a stay,” following incorrect media reports that he had issued a TRO. The city says the mandate remains in force.
— Metro
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