New York City’s health commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, claimed that half of the illegal immigrants entering the city are not vaccinated against poliovirus.
A school admitting non-vaccinated migrant children already recorded a polio outbreak.
Meanwhile, New York City has intensified its COVID-19 vaccine mandates, requiring anyone 12 years old and older to show proof of vaccination to eat indoors, go to a movie theater, and other activities.
Reporting from NBC New York:
Some business owners and workers are planning a legal challenge, said Louis Gelormino, a Staten Island attorney. He said they'll argue the city is violating the constitutional rights of business owners and workers to make a living, and that New York City has no authority to impose vaccine mandates on private-sector companies, although such requirements already exist for restaurants, bars, theaters, gyms and other indoor gathering places.
