“Inslee announces vaccination requirement for most state employees, private health care and long-term care workers”

“Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a requirement for most state workers, and on-site contractors and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. State employees and workers in private health care and long-term care settings will have until October 18 to be fully vaccinated.

“The requirement applies to state workers, regardless of teleworking status. This applies to executive cabinet agencies, but the governor encouraged all others such as higher education, local governments, the legislative branch, other statewide elected officials and organizations in the private sector to do the same,” from the Office of Gov. Jay Inslee. Read more

[Ed. Note: Gov. Jay Inslee says about 60,000 state employees will be required to be vaccinated, even if they’re still working from home.]

“Mandatory Covid vaccines for troops are coming. What happens if they refuse?”

“Now that the Pentagon has said it will start requiring service members to get the Covid vaccine by mid-September through either a presidential waiver or approval from the Food and Drug Administration, what happens if troops refuse?

“Those military members should expect a range of penalties for doing so, military law experts said, ranging anywhere from a reprimand to confinement and getting kicked out of the military,” quoting Politico. Read more