Starting December 27, New Yorkers 12 years and older will need to show proof of two doses of the vaccine instead of one, except for those who have been vaccinated against Johnson & Johnson.

De Blasio said: “We in New York City have decided to take a preemptive strike and really take bold measures to stop the further development of COVID and the danger it poses to all of us.”

From Blasio The announcement for private sector employees includes a new extension to the city’s “Key to New York” Vaccination certificate requirements.

The private sector authorization is the latest vaccine authorization ordered by de Blasio this year, linking the certification of vaccination status with employment.De Blasio issued an executive order on October 27, requiring Need all city workers Receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. He previously issued a vaccine requirement directed against employees of the Ministry of Education.

The private sector vaccine authorization on December 27 will fundamentally change the number of employees currently working and related to the vaccination situation. There are approximately 312,000 municipal workers in New York City, and there are millions of private sector employees in the five boroughs.

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Bai Sihao said that the new authorization applies to 184,000 companies, and his government will set up a call center in the next few days to address the concerns of business owners.

He said: “We will do this so that every employer is in a level playing field.”

De Blasio’s vaccination regulations for city government employees were challenged in court, but insisted Legal action Taken union And city staff in state and federal courts.

De Blasio expressed belief that his latest vaccine authorization will Obstructed to appear in court If challenged, his government will work with the business community to develop a set of rules and then implement them by the end of this month. He said that specific rules and additional guidance will be released on December 15.

“The more common they are, the more likely employees are to say,’Well, it’s time, I’m going to do this,'” he said. “Because you can’t jump from one industry to another, or from one company to another. In order to protect all of us, it needs to be universal.

This story first appeared in our sister publication, Crane’s New York business.