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Eric Adams: “We did not lose any firefight. We have. Did not lose any…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Full interview: Mayor Eric Adams on his first 100 days in office

Published | Video Starts at 20:55

Well, people should really understand the numbers, the overwhelming number of civil servants and city workers. They complied under the second wave that we just saw. We did not lose. We did not lose any firefight. We have. Did not lose any police officers. I'm sorry, I think you're about to. Because their appeals are now being denied. No, I think that I am hoping that they are smart enough to know that it is imperative to take the vaccine for themselves and their families. (20:55–21:01)

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Asserts that no firefighters or police officers were lost due to the second wave of COVID-19.

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