Forty Santa Clara County firefighters want exemptions from COVID booster mandate
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/forty-santa-clara-county-firefighters-want-exemptions-from-covid-booster-mandate/
About 40 firefighters with the the short-staffed Santa Clara County Fire Department have submitted requests to be exempted from a new booster mandate, putting their bosses and union representatives in a quandary.
Like many other sectors across the region, including hospitals and schools, the fire department is struggling to field a full workforce amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant that has sent COVID-19 cases surging again. The department says it’s running at only 90% in part because of the pandemic — and the last two training academies were smaller than usual due to COVID protocols set by the county.
Forty Santa Clara County firefighters want exemptions from COVID booster mandate
Jan 19, 2022, 5:46pm UTC
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/19/forty-santa-clara-county-firefighters-want-exemptions-from-covid-booster-mandate/
> About 40 firefighters with the the short-staffed Santa Clara County Fire Department have submitted requests to be exempted from a new booster mandate, putting their bosses and union representatives in a quandary.
> Like many other sectors across the region, including hospitals and schools, the fire department is struggling to field a full workforce amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant that has sent COVID-19 cases surging again. The department says it’s running at only 90% in part because of the pandemic — and the last two training academies were smaller than usual due to COVID protocols set by the county.