Naperville firefighters sue Gov. Pritzker, city over vaccine and testing mandate

[TexasTowelie]

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Six firefighters in Naperville are suing the city, Governor Pritzker and Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare over COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandates.

The lawsuit is asking a federal judge to decide if the government can force a public employee to take a vaccine. Firefighters in Naperville said the mandate is a violation of their constitutional rights.

On Sept. 3, Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order mandating that healthcare workers, including firefighters and EMTs, must be fully vaccinated. They were ordered to have their first shots by Sept. 19 and a second one, if needed, within one month.

Those who decide not to get vaccinated must be tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis, according to the order.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/naperville-firefighters-sue-gov-pritzker-city-over-vaccine-and-testing-mandate/

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1. J.B. has done MORE for Illinois than any guv in the past 30 years. Screw those anti-vaxx assholes.

Fire the science deniers! As a proud Illinoian, I'm goddamn sick of this BS!

[Bluethroughu]

3. Agree 100%!

They are public servants, if they want to be private business owners to pick and choose what vaccines they get and how they protect the public...good move to Arizona where fire departments are privatized. Enjoy minimum wage with no benefits to go along with the stupidity.

Illinois won't miss you.

[bamagal62]

5. Lots of MAGAs in Naperville,

apparently. The only person I know that lives there is a trumper. And, at the beginning of COVID they were known for not a soul wearing a mask. They were screaming about keeping their schools open. So, I’m not surprised.

[Walleye]

2. Have they said how this violates what part of the constitution?

[3Hotdogs]

4. What good is the weekly test? So ya get tested on Monday, infected on Tuesday,

Infect 32 patients from Wednesday to Friday.