New York state plans to mandate all state employees be vaccinated or get tested regularly in an effort to stem a surge of cases linked to the contagious delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. Governor Andrew Cuomo said he aims to work with unions to implement a policy by Labor Day and urged local governments do the same. For patient-facing health-care workers in New York state hospitals, the vaccine will be required and there won’t be a testing option, he said during a briefing Wednesday. Only 56.6% of New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, with 75% of adults in the state having received one shot. Cuomo said he was still considering whether to institute a state-wide indoor masking mandate in lieu of revised guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday that even fully vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors in high-transmission areas. Even so, he urged local governments to “seriously consider” the CDC guidance. The state is doing a “full review” of the CDC guidance and is speaking with federal and international experts, Cuomo said. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to our newest channel Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake