Mayor: Unvaccinated workers to get reprimands, not fired

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Employees of a Florida region wherever vaccination for COVID-19 is present required for each workers won’t beryllium fired for refusing to get the shots, but volition person written reprimands, the county’s politician said.

Some workers successful Orange County, peculiarly firefighters person pushed backmost against Orange County Mayor Jerry Deming's mandate issued successful July that region workers person a archetypal vaccine changeable by the extremity of September oregon look discipline. Orange County is the location to Orlando and galore of Florida's biggest taxable parks.

Over 500 of the 1,456 occurrence section employees are either unvaccinated oregon haven’t reported their vaccination status, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

“It was ne'er my volition to terminate anyone from our employment,” Demings said. “We’re a compassionate and caring employer, but we besides indispensable equilibrium that with protecting our employees and the public.”

Demings said the mandate has inactive been palmy since the vaccination complaint for region employees is present astatine 84%.

Earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened section governments with $5,000 fines per usurpation for requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

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