Watch now: Hochul defends vaccine mandate while ordering new mask-wearing edicts
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"It's the smart thing to do and we have to continue the mandates," the governor said. "This is not intended to be dictatorial; this is intended to save lives."
Recent vaccination orders will broaden an already noticeable chasm between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
“There’s not going to be a change in my position," she said of the vaccine mandate for state health care workers.
