NBC News: A Large Shortage of Firefighters Expected as New York City’s Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect

GUTHRIE Showdown is intensifying ░░░░░░░░ Covid vaccine mandates in ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ things are really coming ░░░░░░░░ a head here in ░░░░░░░░ York Police officers firefighters ░░░░░░░░ other city workers must ░░░░░░░░ proof of Covid vaccination ░░░░░░░░ tonight or risk losing ░░░░░░░░ jobs NBC s Gabe ░░░░░░░░ is on the story ░░░░░░░░ us Gabe good morning ░░░░░░░░ Savannah good morning 160 ░░░░░░░░ workers employed by New ░░░░░░░░ City have until 5 ░░░░░░░░ P M tonight to ░░░░░░░░ proof they ve had ░░░░░░░░ least one shot But ░░░░░░░░ that deadline fast approaches ░░░░░░░░ largest fire department in ░░░░░░░░ nation the FDNY is ░░░░░░░░ for a possible shortage ░░░░░░░░ first responders Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ voice over Today New ░░░░░░░░ City unvaccinated municipal workers ░░░░░░░░ just hours to get ░░░░░░░░ first Covid shot Employees ░░░░░░░░ don t have at ░░░░░░░░ one shot by 5 ░░░░░░░░ P M tonight face ░░░░░░░░ leave starting Monday UNION ░░░░░░░░ Our members should have ░░░░░░░░ choice about their health ░░░░░░░░ voice over Hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ and their supporters protesting ░░░░░░░░ outside Mayor Bill de ░░░░░░░░ s home WOMAN I ░░░░░░░░ not against vaccines I ░░░░░░░░ against taking people s ░░░░░░░░ GUTIERREZ voice over Right ░░░░░░░░ the FDNY says just ░░░░░░░░ percent of its firefighters ░░░░░░░░ received at least one ░░░░░░░░ Union officials say up ░░░░░░░░ one fifth of fire ░░░░░░░░ could close but the ░░░░░░░░ says they will make ░░░░░░░░ that s with planning ░░░░░░░░ overtime and cancelling vacations ░░░░░░░░ necessary.”