Professional athletes and performers in New York City are now being exempt from the private worker coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Mayor Eric Adams signed an order that now lets Nets Star Kyrie Irving play home games again and will allow unvaccinated Mets and Yankees play at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium. Adams says they were at an unfair advantage because unvaccinated away players were allowed to play in New York.
“We talking about a small number of people that’s having a major impact on our economy. There is a duality to what I must accomplish. I must accomplish keeping the city safe and I must accomplish recovering our economy.”
Many are not happy who were fired for refusing the shot or forced to get the shot in order to comply with the mandate. The PBA police union says if the mandate isn't necessary for famous people, then it's not necessary for cops.