Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey Likely To Establish Vaccine Mandate For City Workers Next Week

Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey Likely To Establish Vaccine Mandate For City Workers Next Week

Will there be a coronavirus vaccine mandate for the roughly 18,000 city of Boston employees soon?

It's a possibility, acting Mayor Kim Janey said.

Nursing Home Workers Face Vaccine Mandate In Massachusetts
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Nursing Home Workers Face Vaccine Mandate In Massachusetts

Tom Joyce

If you work in a nursing home in Massachusetts, you now have no choice but to get vaccinated against coronavirus if you want to keep your job.

The state's governor, Charlie Baker, announced the vaccine mandate for such workers on Wednesday, August 4, according to The Hill. The workers at 378 nursing facilities and two soldiers' homes in the state have until September 1 to get their first dose of the vaccine. The administration plans to start enforcing the mandate on October 10.

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