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San Jose’s police union warned 100 cops could quit over the city’s vaccine mandate. Here’s what really happened

San Jose’s police union warned 100 cops could quit over the city’s vaccine mandate. Here’s what really happened

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The Mercury News

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a fierce effort to finesse San Jose’s strict COVID-19 vaccination mandate — led by a police union that warned more than 100 cops over it — only six city employees have chosen to forfeit a week of pay for the option to stay unvaccinated. All other city employees, including rank-and-file police officers, have either submitted proof of vaccination, are in the process of getting fully vaccinated or have been awarded a religious or medical exemption, according to San Jose Human Resource Director Jennifer Schembri. As of Thursday, 95% of all city employees had submitted proo…

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