2300 NYC firefighters call out sick as vaccine mandate begins, but mayor says public safety not disrupted

(CNN) Hundreds of New York City firefighters called in sick Monday morning as the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the fire department to 2,300, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/us/new-york-city-vaccine-mandate-first-responder-shortage/index.html