Mayor Eric Adams said Friday he was “not at all considering” lifting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for city workers — including dozens of school workers who allegedly provided fake vaccination records.
“I’m really disappointed to learn that there were fake vaccination cards,” Adams said at an independent news conference in Forest Hills, Queens. “Not only is this illegal, it undermines all of our trust.”
Dozens of teachers and other school staff were informed this week that they will be on unpaid leave from Monday to allow the Special Commissioner for Investigations and Law Enforcement to investigate their alleged fake vaccination records.
“As I understand it, it is being investigated and we will see the result of the investigation,” Adams said on Friday.
The United Federation of Teachers has sent a letter to the city’s Department of Education, demanding that the affected members remain on the payroll while the investigation unfolds, citing “due process”.
Beth Norton, the union’s general counsel, requested a response from the DOE to the request by the end of Friday.
“Should the DOE fail to comply with this request and due process, the UFT stands ready to pursue litigation to challenge the DOE’s improper actions,” the letter reads.
https://nypost.com/2022/04/22/eric-adams-keeps-vaccine-mandate-nyc-teachers-allegedly-fake-proof/ Eric Adams keeps vaccination order, NYC teachers allegedly falsify evidence