NEW YORK (PNN) - November 1, 2021 - While the vast majority of employees across most industries and sectors have acquiesced to mandatory vaccine mandates, enough Amerikans are refusing to get the jab that states and municipalities are losing a dangerous game of chicken with employees who refuse.

On Saturday, it was reported that 26 New York fire companies have been shuttered citywide due to staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

The stunning lockdown came amid a pitched battle between City Hall, which will start enforcing a mandate Monday that all workers have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine - and jab-resisting firefighters, many reportedly saying they were already sick with the coronavirus and therefore have natural immunity.

While FDNY spokesman Jim Long insists that the closings are temporary, and the situation is "fluid," it's of no comfort to New Yorkers.