Hochul, whose broad mask mandate for New York businesses just came into effect, was asked during a Dec. 16 press briefing what's next on the list of things she seeks to implement. She replied that her office would ask businesses to only admit people who are fully vaccinated inside.

"I have said all along I have two missions. One is to protect the health of the people of New York. The second is to protect the health of the economy. Right now we can do both, to the extent that businesses follow what we ask them, only allowing people who are vaccinated," Hochul said.

"At some point we may have to determine that 'fully vaccinated' means boosted as well, and we'll give people a sufficient time frame to make that happen," she continued. "I'm just sending out the message now: Prepare for that."