yeah. this is a major announcement that took some folks by surprise this morning. so what this means is all private sector workers are going to be mandated to get vaccinated. and this is going to apply to about 184,000 businesses here in new york city. and the mayor says this is really about getting ahead of a potential winter surge. trying to get ahead of potential community spread with the omicron variant now posing this threat. regardless of the severity of the disease it poses but the high transmissible. if your kids are between the ages of 5 and 11, they need at least proof of one dose of vaccination to take part in sports teams or dancing or singing lessons they want to be part of. if you re 12 or older, you need to now have proof of two doses of the vaccine to enter venues, take part in entertainment events in new york city. the one that is most surprising to folks is the worker mandate