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The CDC claims, without evidence, that vaccines may cause autism. And, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani heads to the White House, where he will meet the president for the first time.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is giving employees fired during the COVID-19 pandemic a chance to return to city jobs, his office announced Wednesday. These city workers had previously been dismissed for refusing to be inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine during the previous mayoral administration,

Adams, who steps down on Dec. 31, said he is giving about 2,900 city workers who were fired during the pandemic over their refusal to get vaccinated another shot at coming back to work as he prepares to depart City Hall.

Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected as mayor of New York City. Stay up to date with Newsday's coverage of the city's youngest mayor in more than a century.

Some New York City residents terminated for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine will have the opportunity to return to their prior civil service titles, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday.