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August 19, 2021
Volume 91 • Number 34
A DOSE OF PROOF
Businesses begin enforcing NYC
COVID-19 vaccine mandate
REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY
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A customer shows proof of vaccination to a worker in Clinton Hall in Lower Manhattan as
the vaccine mandate commenced on Aug. 17, 2021.
A long overdue tribute
‘Hellfi ghters’ get Medal of Honor Page 10
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