Omicron Variant NYC Outlines Key Details for Looming Private-Sector Vaccine Mandate, Exceptions New mandates are a preemptive strike against a COVID-19 triple threat: the emergence of omicron, the ongoing threat from the delta variant, which is driving up hospitalizations, and indoor holiday gatherings By Jennifer Millman • Published 1 hour ago • Updated 16 mins ago <div data-react-component="VideoPlayer" data-meta="{"amp_status":"","spay_email":"","syndicated_id":"","should_nationalize":false,"nbc_first_published_date":"","nbc_prevent_modified_update":false,"nbc_linkout_title":"","nbc_linkout_url":"","nbc_linkout_excerpt_link":"","nbc_primary_category_id":0,"nbc_primary_tag_id":0,"nbc_social_page_title":"","nbc_page_title":"NYC Expands Vaccine Mandate to Entire Private Sector: What to Know","nbc_seo_description":"","nbc_social_description":"","nbc_national_headline":"","entities":"","nbc_canonical_market":"","nbc_canonical_url":"","nbc_hide_from_recirculation":"","nbc_hide_from_search":"","nbc_syndication_category":"","nbc_national_collections":[],"nopreroll":false,"video_copyright":"NBC Universal, Inc.","sst_source_id":"","nbc_disable_legacy_embeds":false,"nbc_feed_loader_prevent_updates":"","post_video_prompt":"","nbc_checkout_experience_enabled":false,"desktopFlashPid":"","mpx_dfxp_url":"https://media.nbcmiami.com/assets/video/NBCU_LM_VMS_-_WNBC/49/695/13614990420.dfxp","mp4_url":"http://nbclim-download.edgesuite.net/Prod/NBCU_LM_VMS_-_WNBC/49/695/13614990420-1080pnbcstations.mp4","mpx_download_pid":"OJZmqp80MbqT","mpx_download_pid_high":"1woo3KHOzBXI","mpx_high_id":"","mpx_high_url":"","mpx_is_livestream":"","mpx_m3upid":"","mpx_pid":"QwnxrfPcD727","mpx_thumbnail_url":"https://media.nbcnewyork.com/2021/12/13614990420-1080pnbcstations.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=850%2C478","pid_streaming_web_high":"YBQG56mnPFdQ","pid_streaming_web_medium":"07z3j57e2PXS","subtitle":"","dfxp_url":"","video_call_letter":"WNBC","video_captions":"","video_id":"1981104707931_148","video_length":"142042","video_provider":"mpx","short_video_excerpt":"","mpx_download_pid_mobile_low":"cz2pMr_i2FoS","pid_streaming_web_mobile_low":"","mpx_download_pid_mobile_standard":"eS6inBBWqbKz","pid_streaming_mobile_standard":"QwnxrfPcD727","alleypack_schedule_unpublish":"","feed_remote_id":"mpx_1981104707931","feed_thumbnail_url":""}"
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