Hochul says religious exemption not a legitimate excuse to avoid COVID-19 vaccine

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn't believe religion is a legitimate excuse for not getting vaccinated.Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that she doesn't believe health care workers in New York should be able to cite a religious exemption to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The governor, who held a briefing on the status of the coronavirus in the state, was reacting to a court decision temporarily upholding the rights of some health care workers to refuse the vaccine on religious