According to the New York Times, the most recent vaccination mandate and exemption spearheaded by Mayor Adams has united city workers and their unions in outrage. (Petri, Alexandra E. “New York’s Mayor Faces a Backlash over a Vaccine Exemption for Athletes.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 26 Mar. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/world/new-york-mayor-faces-backlash-over-vaccine-exemption-for-athletes.html. )

In Jeffery C. Mays and Dana Rubinstein’s article, Ms. Finlaw, formerly an art teacher, observed that the vaccine mandate and exemption were based on politics instead of public health. (Mays, Jeffery C., and Dana Rubinstein. “Inside New York City’s Decision to End Vaccine Mandate for Pro Athletes.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/nyregion/vaccine-mandate-kyrie-adams.html.)

Based on O’Brien’s report, 61 year Jenny Rivera, an associate judge on the state Court of Appeals, has faced termination due to her refusal to take the vaccine. She was in the process of working remotely when the vaccination mandate took effect. (O’Brien, Rebecca Davis. “A Judge on New York State’s Highest Court Is Unvaccinated and Could Be Removed from the Bench.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 22 Mar. 2022, www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/jenny-rivera-unvaccinated.html.)