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San Francisco to require vaccinations for all city employees

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The San Francisco skyline is obscured by smoke from wildfires, as the Golden Gate Bridge rises in the foreground Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in this view from the Marin Headlands near Sausalito, Calif. Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

By: Associated Press

Posted at 11:40 AM, Jun 24, 2021

and last updated 2021-06-24 14:40:58-04

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif — San Francisco city workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus when a vaccine receives full federal approval.

The San Francisco Chronicle says the policy covering 35,000 municipal workers may be the first by any city or county in the U.S. Employees who refuse to get vaccinated and don’t get a medical or religious exemption could be fired.

The three COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration. They are expected to receive full approval in several months.

San Francisco city employees will then have 10 weeks to get their shots.

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San Francisco to require vaccinations for all city employees

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