De Blasio: ‘Unless We Want Our Freedom Taken Away,’ We Need Impose a Vaccine Mandate

GEIST Mr Mayor I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you about ░░░░░░░░ announcement you made yesterday ░░░░░░░░ a couple of weeks ░░░░░░░░ required proof of vaccination ░░░░░░░░ be required if you ░░░░░░░░ to go into a ░░░░░░░░ York City restaurant or ░░░░░░░░ fitness center Explain a ░░░░░░░░ bit about that decision ░░░░░░░░ it has implications for ░░░░░░░░ rest of the country ░░░░░░░░ this is the biggest ░░░░░░░░ this will be attempted ░░░░░░░░ requirement of a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ of a vaccine before ░░░░░░░░ step inside Explain it ░░░░░░░░ you would De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ Willie right now we ░░░░░░░░ to fight Covid like ░░░░░░░░ before The Delta variant ░░░░░░░░ changed the game Unless ░░░░░░░░ want to run the ░░░░░░░░ of going back to ░░░░░░░░ and having our freedom ░░░░░░░░ away and people losing ░░░░░░░░ jobs again it s ░░░░░░░░ clear what they have ░░░░░░░░ do People have to ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated and and we ░░░░░░░░ a long period where ░░░░░░░░ was voluntary There was ░░░░░░░░ It was compassionate and ░░░░░░░░ But now it s ░░░░░░░░ to get a little ░░░░░░░░ about the fact that ░░░░░░░░ needs to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ the good of their ░░░░░░░░ their community their country ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ think are close to ░░░░░░░░ point but they needed ░░░░░░░░ little more of a ░░░░░░░░ So here s a ░░░░░░░░ message We re saying ░░░░░░░░ want to go and ░░░░░░░░ great restaurants amen You ░░░░░░░░ to go to movie ░░░░░░░░ go to the gym ░░░░░░░░ s great We want ░░░░░░░░ of that You got ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated You want ░░░░░░░░ work in those places ░░░░░░░░ have to get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ the good and the ░░░░░░░░ and everyone around you ░░░░░░░░ s not that tough ░░░░░░░░ do We say just ░░░░░░░░ the first vaccination and ░░░░░░░░ re in Come back ░░░░░░░░ obviously and get the ░░░░░░░░ one when it s ░░░░░░░░ Here s the bottom ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard from ░░░░░░░░ in the business community ░░░░░░░░ said amen They said ░░░░░░░░ is really helpful because ░░░░░░░░ makes the rules clear ░░░░░░░░ it s the way ░░░░░░░░ stop Covid once and ░░░░░░░░ all Joe Biden said ░░░░░░░░ he d like to ░░░░░░░░ more people do this ░░░░░░░░ m urging mayors governors ░░░░░░░░ executives just do it ░░░░░░░░ this is how we ░░░░░░░░ going to get that ░░░░░░░░ push of vaccination we ░░░░░░░░ to end the Covid ░░░░░░░░ once and for all ░░░░░░░░ and bluntly Willie I ░░░░░░░░ if you re doing ░░░░░░░░ right thing by everyone ░░░░░░░░ around you and getting ░░░░░░░░ you should enjoy everything ░░░░░░░░ life but if you ░░░░░░░░ not getting vaccinated then ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ able to do some ░░░░░░░░ the things you love ░░░░░░░░ our young people in ░░░░░░░░ I guarantee has the ░░░░░░░░ of two 20 somethings ░░░░░░░░ people don t want ░░░░░░░░ be left out of ░░░░░░░░ bars concerts this is ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing that ░░░░░░░░ going to inspire a ░░░░░░░░ of young people to ░░░░░░░░ get out there and ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated.”