Will a city mandate cause thousands of unvaccinated L.A. cops to walk off the job? We’re about to find out.
has called on its followers to avoid Covid vaccines.) Briggs notes that almost all officers had to show proof of vaccination for things like chickenpox to join the force, and calls these exemption demands “specious.”
Covid infections among police imperil the public as well as the officers themselves. The day-to-day duties of police work bring officers into close contact with people, whether cops are addressing motorists through car windows, administering first aid, or taking suspects into custody. L.A.’s vaccine mandate has set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken. Despite often vociferous opposition to, the vast majority of employees in other fields — whether in health care or the NBA — have chosen to comply, rather than lose a paycheck. But police, through their unions, wield extraordinary civic power. Between the dangers of the pandemic and public outcry over police brutality, police departments are also short staffed: Los Angeles is downfrom a year ago.
Chicago will require city employees to reveal their vaccination status by the middle of October, with a vaccine mandate likely by the end of the year. Lightfoot drew a line in the sand at a press conference last week, insisting of the city’s police force: ”They will be vaccinated.”
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