Further to this news, NY's governor and attorney general have filed papers in response to the federal lawsuit on behalf of those who are opposing the "mandate" on religious grounds.
The state argued that there is nothing in the state constitution that includes a religious exemption, and it cites similar vaccination laws.
And there is a similar battle going on with the Department of Education.
Only 80% of the Department of Education’s 130,000 employees have been vaxxed, and the deadline is this coming Monday, September 27.
The teachers’ union and the principals’ union have called on Blasio to extend the deadline, but he and the schools chancellor are insisting that slots can be easily filled by substitutes and new hires.