Eric Adams: “Those conversations are still being played out in court to…”

“Aren't they owed an apology at least? Those people greater than mine, we inherited. The mayor had a rule in place already on what happened with those who did not take the vaccine. Those conversations are still being played out in court to determine what should happen with them. But we had to make sure we were dealing with a severe public health emergency, and we had to make sure that we addressed it as soon as possible to make sure we could get it under control.” (48:14–48:20)

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