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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Warns Of 'Mass Exodus' Over Vaccine Mandate

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke out yesterday against the vaccine mandate for members of the police force.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva believes getting vaccinated should be a "personal choice."

- LAist

15 LA Sheriff's Department members have died of COVID-19.

More Than 1,300 LAPD Employees Have Not Reported Vaccination Status

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors chairwoman Hilda Solis said the sheriff
was acting more like an “obstacle” instead of working to educate employees about
the safety and effectiveness of vaccines

Villanueva said he is vaccinated and believes in its effectiveness, “but the choice
to receive the vaccine is a personal one, and an individual who served the
community tirelessly before there was a vaccine should not now be fired
because they made a decision about their own body.”

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The commanders also received lists of the officers who are seeking medical or religious
exemptions. Those requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, according to the
city, and if an exemption is approved, the employee will be required to test
for COVID-19 once per week, but the tests will be paid for by the city.

The union representing Los Angeles police officers sued the city on Friday,
alleging unfair labor negotiations related to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate
for municipal employees.

The union’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also seeks to stop the city
from requiring unvaccinated employees who don’t have exemptions to pay
for their COVID tests, at $65 per test, twice a week.

Los Angeles’ vaccination mandate was updated on Oct. 26, pushing back the
deadline for employees to get vaccinated from Oct. 20 to Dec. 18.

Mayor Eric Garcetti called the mandate “critical to protecting the health and safety
of our workforce and the Angelenos we serve.” Through Dec. 18, unvaccinated
employees have to submit to two COVID-19 tests per week, and $65 per test
will be deducted from their paychecks.

Employees have to get tested during their free time, and testing has to be conducted
“by the city or a vendor … of the city’s choosing,” according to the CAO’s report
approved by the City Council on Tuesday.

https://lasentinel.net/more-than-1300-lapd-employees-have-not-reported-vaccination-status.html