Thousands of City Workers in Phoenix are Still Unvaxxed, Mandate Threat or Not
Flip a coin: That's the chance any city worker in Phoenix has gotten the COVID-19 vaccine, despite the looming threat of a mandate across the workforce of 14,000 people.
It's lower than the statewide average of 63 percent of residents and lags behind the national average of 71 percent of those who have gotten at least one dose.
City leaders were poised to adopt a vaccine requirement on Tuesday, despite fervent opposition — including hundreds of protesters who ripped up vaccination cards on the steps of city hall.
But a court ruling in Georgia on Tuesday put the brakes on the Biden Administration's vaccine rules for federal contractors.
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