Tucson requests city workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Tucson city officials will be hired to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the city’s mayor.

TUCSON, Arizona – Tucson City officials will be hired to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the city’s mayor.

Mayor Regina Romero tweeted the news Friday night but did not provide any information on when city workers must get the vaccination and how to show proof of vaccination.

Arizona’s second largest city directly employs more than 2,200 people, according to career website Zippia.

. @ Cityoftucson requires all city workers to be vaccinated.

I would like to thank my colleagues on the Council for approving this action to protect our workforce, our community and our children.

– Regina Romero (@TucsonRomero) August 14, 2021

Romero also encouraged private employers to make a similar requirement. Some of the state’s largest health care employers have asked their workers to protect themselves from the virus or face dismissal.

The mandate was rejected by some workers and sparked small protests against the decision, even though it is entirely within the right of a company to commission the vaccine.

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Three COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have been approved by the FDA. Some side effects have been reported, especially for the Johnson & Johnson vaccination, but health officials around the world have concluded that the vaccine is safe.

The virus has resulted in the deaths of more than 600,000 people in the US to date, and unvaccinated people are responsible for the overwhelming majority of current COVID-19 infections.

The CDC has also encouraged people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.

In Arizona, cases have increased due to the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19.

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