Gov. Whitmer says President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate a 'problem,' report says

[MichMan]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in her strongest public remarks to date about President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for employers, said Monday that the requirement is "a problem" for her and state government, according to a published report.

The Daily News in Greenville reported Whitmer as telling business leaders in Montcalm County that she had the same concerns as some of them that the mandate, if enforced, could lead to workers, including those in state government, walking off the job.

"We’re an employer too, the state of Michigan is," Whitmer was reported as saying. "I know if that mandate happens, we’re going to lose state employees. That’s why I haven’t proposed a mandate at the state level. Some states have. We have not, we’re waiting to see what happens in court."

“But we have a lot of the same concerns that you just voiced and it’s going to be a problem for all of us,” Whitmer added.

[link:https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/12/07/gretchen-whitmer-joe-biden-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/6423638001/|

[Walleye]

1. Better they walk off the job than be carried off on a stretcher

[elleng]

2. I hope she discussed this with POTUS before going public.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. Yeah, the state might end up with fewer workers, but ...

... the average IQ would move up.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. I just wish those who refuse to get the vaccine

would stop going to hospitals when they get sick. Or that the hospitals would refuse to treat them.

[FloridaBlues]

5. At some point the insurance companies could refuse to pay for those unvaccinated people

I’m a little disappointed in Gov Whitmer.

[Xoan]

6. Cowardice will not save US.