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Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Revising the Effective Date for Required COVID-19 Vaccination of Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors and Others

Proof-of-vaccination deadline moved from September 27 to October 1, 2021; visitors to DOE buildings must show one dose from October 4, 2021

Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. · New York City (City)

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Jurisdiction
New York City · New York
Level
City
Authority
N.Y.C. Health Code s. 3.01(d); N.Y.C. Charter ss. 556, 558
Issued
2021-09-28 Sept. 28, 2021
Effective
Immediately; deadline Friday, October 1, 2021; visitor rule Monday, October 4, 2021 (read as 2021-10-01)
End
Continued post-period
In force
Oct. 1, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • DOE staff, City employees, DOE and City contractors' staff, charter school staff and contractors, visitors to DOE buildings
Functions reached
  • HR
  • WF
  • PL
  • CS client site visits (visitors to DOE buildings)
Collection
New York City MET-NYC

Operative words

AMEND my September 15, 2021 Order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for DOE employees, contractors, visitors and others, as ratified by the Board of Health on September 17, 2021, to: 1. Require that any proof of vaccination previously required to be provided by September 27, 2021, or before beginning employment, now be provided no later than Friday, October 1, 2021, or before beginning employment; and 2. Require that beginning Monday, October 4, 2021, any visitor to a DOE school building show proof of receipt of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as described in such Order.

Enforcement

Health Code s. 3.01(d); exclusion from premises

Notes

Recites: 'on September 24, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered a temporary injunction of said Order, and then on September 27, 2021, the same Court dissolved such injunction'. Also recites the Board of Health's Sept. 17, 2021 ratification.