The woman says she was fired from her job on the NYC server for the COVID vaccine

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

Bonnie Jacobson, 34, told Good Morning America she was fired Monday from Brooklyn’s Red Hook Tavern after she told management she wanted to stop because she and her husband were trying to have a baby. and it is unclear whether vaccines could have any impact on this.

She said the employees received an e-mail from the restaurant that vaccination is a requirement and, when she said she wanted to wait, she received an e-mail stating: be stopped. We’re glad you’re leaving. If you change your mind, please do not hesitate to let us know. “

The Federal Commission for Equal Employment Opportunities said employers can ask employees to get 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 implement a plan to keep the team and guests safe.

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

Jacobson said it’s not about being anti-vaccine.

“I fully support the vaccine,” she said. “If it weren’t for the only thing, I would probably get it.”