sick. at a news cob ference this morning the unions continued the calls for more time. more than 5 million have died from the coronavirus across the globe. this week there could be some big movements why the cdc is preparing to vote on the pfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11. still a lot of parents voice concerns. for more on this we are joined by stephanie gosk and at trks children s hospital dr. peter hotez. stephanie, how s the vaccine mandate impacting numbers and services across the city? are these warning signs and bells coming to fruition? reporter: hey there. that s why the union leaders were out here this morning because they think it will affect the services from the if he wanted. alarming for people in new york city. they say it could affect response times and not just the fire department but you have thousands of people within the nypd who are unvaccinated. you have sanitation workers
because of her age in the stage, the governor would not have to register as a sex offender if convicted. that s what he faces long-term. his political prospects is entirely different matter. he faces some trouble. the nation s largest fire department is bracing for a possible first responder shortage. municipal workers take effect on monday and nbc news correspondent gabe gutierrez has the latest. reporter: outside the new york city, mayor s residence today outraged if firefighters and supporters over a vaccine mandate impacting 160,000 city employees and the deadline approve of one shot, friday evening. i don t feel i should be
70,000 new cases every day. that s a 20% drop. the number of people dying is still high, 1,400 a day. but even that represents a 15-day drop. likely, hopefully it will continue to drop. the nation s largest fire department is bracing for a possible first responder shortage as new york city s covid vaccine mandate for workers takes place monday. nbc s correspondent gabe gutierrez has the latest. reporter: outside the new york city mayor s residence today, outrage from firefighters and their supporters over a covid vaccine mandate impacting 160,000 city employees. the deadline for proof of one shot, friday evening. i don t feel i should be coerced into taking it before i m ready to. i m already vaccinated. just to get the mandate. that s all. reporter: employees who don t comply face unpaid leave
she ll never get back. we need paid leave in order to survive financially, to care for our families through these times that often we don t ever expect to happen to us. reporter: andrea mitchell, nbc news, virginia. let s turn to the newest front in the battle over covid vaccine mandates here in new york, the nation s largest fire department is bracing for a possible first responder shortage as a mandate takes effect gabe gutierrez with late details. reporter: outside the new york city mayor s residence today hold that line! hold that line reporter: outrage from firefighters and their supporters over a covid vaccine mandate impacting 160,000 city employees. the deadline for proof of one shot friday evening. i don t feel that i should be coerced into taking it before i m ready to. yeah. i m already vaccinated people s right to choose that s all. reporter: employees who don t comply face unpaid leave starting monday union officials say up