One woman says she was fired from her New York server job by the COVID vaccine

NEW YORK – A woman said she was fired from her job at a New York City restaurant because she still did not want to receive the coronavirus vaccine, which the restaurant said was a requirement.

Bonnie Jacobson, 34, told “Good Morning America” ​​that she was fired Monday from Brooklyn’s Red Hook tavern, after telling management she wanted to hold on because she and her husband were trying to have a child and it is unclear whether vaccines could have any impact on this.

He said employees received an email from the restaurant stating that getting vaccinated was a requirement and when he said he wanted to wait, he received an email saying, “At this time your will be terminated. work. We are sad to see it. If you change your mind, do not hesitate to let us know. “

The Federal Commission for Equal Employment Opportunities has said employers can demand that employees be vaccinated.

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In a statement, restaurant owner Billy Durney said, “Once New York State allowed restaurant workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, we thought this was the perfect opportunity to establish a plan to keep our team and our guests safe.

No one has faced these challenges before and we made a decision that we thought would best protect everyone. And now we realize that we need to update our policy so that our team is clear on how the process works and what we can do to support them. We made these changes immediately. “

Jacobson said it wasn’t about being anti-vaccine.

“I totally agree with the vaccine,” he said. “If it weren’t for that, I probably would get it.”