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The Mercury News
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…