experts support the new minnesmandate. it is a smart public health move. we should set the right kp expectations about what the purpose of these vaccine mandates are. in addition, december 14th children in new york city ages 5 to 11 will be required to show proof of at least one shot before being allowed inside restaurants, gyms or entertainment venues. new nationwide restrictions are in place for international airline passengers arriving to the united states. those travelers must test negative for covid within 24 hours of departure. no test means passengers will be banned from their flight. until now, international travelers heading to the u.s. have three days before their flight to show a negative test. meanwhile, the omicron variant spreads quickly, although emerging evidence showing at this point it may not be as severe as the delta variant, which continues to drive a surge in hospitalizations in the u.s. we really got to be careful before we make any determine
cases are prompting stricter testing laws for international travelers. cnn s jason carroll has more now. reporter: new york city s mayor has made it official. anyone working in the city will be subject to a vaccine mandate. the mayor announcing all private sector employees must be vaccinated by december 27th. public city employees have been under a vaccine mandate since october. we got to up the ante here. we ve got to encourage people even more get that second dose. reporter: while some business organizations say they were caught off guard by the announcement, some medical experts support the new mandate. it is a smart public health move. i think we should set the right expectations about what the purpose of these vaccine mandates are. reporter: in addition, beginning december 14th, children in new york city ages 5 to 11 will be requires to show proof of at least one shot before being allowed inside restaurants, gyms, or
the mayor saying that they do plan to roll out more details on what they will do to enforce the mandate, those details expected in the next week. and will there be any legal challenges. don t be surprised if something similar happens here. thanks so much. joining me now for more is chief science officer at e-med a health care company that provides at-home covid testing and also former professor of ende epidemiology at harvard. what is your reaction to mayor de blasio adding private sector employees to the vaccine mandate in the city? i think that it might be a challenge, but it is a smart public health move. i think that we should set the right expectations about what the purpose of these vaccine mandates are. and that is to limit the number of people who are really getting
anyone working in the city will be subject to a vaccine mandate. the mayor announcing all private sector employees must be vaccinated by december 27th. public city employees have been under a vaccine mandate since october. we ve got to up the ante here. we ve got to encourage people even more. get that second dose because that s what gives you so much more protection. reporter: while some business organizations say they were caught off guard by the announcement, some medical experts support the new mandate. it is a smart public health move. i think we should have we should set the right expectations about what the purpose of these vaccine mandates are. reporter: in addition, beginning december 14th, children in new york city ages 5 to 11 will be required to show proof of at least one shot before being allowed inside restaurants, gyms or entertainment venues. also today, new nationwide restrictions are in place for international airline passengers arriving to the united states
vaporize the nicotine. this is not a standardized industry. this is the wild west. it s not regulated. when the fda tells me that they re safe, then i will believe they re safe. when i know that their lawyers are put ogen that i package saying that this product is toxic and addictive, that s pretty much good enough for me. it seems like system people might thing that you re sort of jumping the gun. because there is no hard core evidence out there that these are dangerous to other people. and it s more like another nanny state law that new york city has passed. we think this is a prudent public health move. and we are no way near the first. we ve got about between 18 and 20 million americans that live in jurisdictions that have these regulated the same way as tobacco. new jersey, utah, north dakota. many other jurisdictions have