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TexasTowelie

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Sun Aug 22, 2021, 05:46 AM Aug 2021

Charlie Baker orders over 40,000 state workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine -- or potentially get

Charlie Baker orders over 40,000 state workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine — or potentially get fired


Get the COVID-19 vaccine or potentially lose your job.

That’s the choice Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is giving to tens of thousands of state government workers.

The Republican governor announced Thursday that he is ordering all of the state’s Executive Branch employees to provide proof that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 17 or face “disciplinary action, up to and including termination.”

According to Baker’s office, the new mandate covers roughly 42,000 employees, from the governor’s office to departments of public safety, education, transportation, and others. It also covers around 2,000 additional contracted employees that work for the state’s executive departments.

Baker’s office said Thursday that employees will also be required to get COVID-19 vaccine boosters by a future, to-be-determined deadline, once federal officials release guidance for the additional shots.

Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2021/08/19/charlie-baker-massachusetts-vaccine-mandate-state-workers/
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A Republican taking responsibility. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2021 #1

ProudMNDemocrat

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1. A Republican taking responsibility.
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 06:47 AM
Aug 2021

As the Delta variant ravages states and communities, and overwhelms the health system. Saving lives should never be political.

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