SAN FRANCISCO, United States – The city of San Francisco has announced it will require all municipal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, or they could face penalties up to and including dismissal.
The new rule, announced Wednesday, will not take effect until the vaccines have received full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, which has so far green-lit their use on an emergency basis due to the pandemic.
San Francisco will then require its 35,000 employees, including police and firefighters, to be vaccinated. Those who fail to comply and do not receive an exemption for medical or religious reasons will be punished or could even be fired.
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