Only 34 NYPD Officers So Far Placed On Unpaid Leave

The New York Daily News reports:

Only a few a dozen NYPD members were placed on unpaid leave Monday after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine — but thousands of unvaccinated employees remain on the job with pending exemption requests, the city’s top cop said. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said 34 cops and 40 civilian members of the force — which account for fewer than .15 percent of NYPD employees — did not comply with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mandate.

The NYPD’s current vaccination rate was 85 percent Monday morning, which reflects a nearly 15-point jump from the start of last week, leaving just under 8,000 uniformed and civilian members without the jab. Police sources told us roughly 6,500 of those employees put in requests to be exempt from the COVID vaccine on the urging of police unions as they attempt to fight the mandate in court.

Read the full article. The NYPD is expected to reject religious exemption requests from officers who have no history of requesting time off for religious reasons.

34 NYPD cops quitting over vaccine mandate out of 36,000 is enough to power a week’s worth of Greg Kelly segments on Newsmax.

— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) November 1, 2021

Andrew Giuliani claims the NYPD may lose 27% of its workforce due to vaccine mandates. pic.twitter.com/ik2SP0Grjc

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 1, 2021

Thousands of New York City police officers and first responders are facing suspension today for not complying with the Democrats’ divisive agenda.

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) November 1, 2021

In the end, only 34 NYPD cops (not 10,000) went on unpaid leave over the vaccine mandate, less than 0.15% of the force.

This will decrease the spread of COVID. Vaccine mandates work. https://t.co/8OoMtTR819

— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) November 1, 2021