Washington state
Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive making COVID-19 vaccines a permanent condition of employment for state workers in executive and small cabinet agencies, including boosters
All new state employees are required to be vaccinated with the most up-to-date vaccines, including any additional doses or boosters as recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Current exempt state employees - executive or professional workers paid a salary rather than by the hour - are required fully vaccinated as of July 1, 2023.
Washington's vaccine mandate for state employees took effect on Oct. 18, 2021
Approximately 3% of the state's 63,000-strong workforce subject to the mandate left their jobs or were let go right after the deadline to get vaccinated had passed
1,887 state employees quit or were fired over for not complying with the vaccine mandate
In late May, Inslee dropped the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for outdoor contractors and volunteers whose work doesn't involve delivering health care services.
"We're going into a recession and now is not the time to restrict access to jobs," she said. "Besides, if you believe unvaccinated people are a threat to public health, they will be threats whether they work for the state or not!"
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/inslee-makes-covid-vaccines-permanent-requirement-many-state-employees
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