People shop at a COSTCO store in New York, the United States, Dec 2, 2021.New York City on Monday announced a vaccine mandate for private-sector workers effective Dec 27 to combat the spread of the Omicron variant. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the measure would apply to about 184,000 businesses. He called it the first of its kind in the nation. "We in New York City have decided to use a pre-emptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID," de Blasio said in an inte...

People shop at a COSTCO store in New York, the United States, Dec 2, 2021.New York City on Monday announced a vaccine mandate for private-sector workers effective Dec 27 to combat the spread of the Omicron variant. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the measure would apply to about 184,000 businesses. He called it the first of its kind in the nation. "We in New York City have decided to use a pre-emptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID," de Blasio said in an inte...