Reports suggest Washington will not suffer widespread staff shortages as vaccine deadline expires
When Gov. Jay Inslee made vaccination against COVID-19 a condition of employment for hundreds of thousands of Washington workers, the immediate response from critics was that the requirement would lead to crippling employee shortages across the state.
It’s too early to tell definitively what effect the mandate will have on Washington’s workforce, but initial reports from the state indicate those critics were likely wrong.
The mandate applies to most employees in the state’s government agencies, schools, universities and health care facilities. They had until yesterday to be fully vaccinated. Those who aren’t could soon be fired.
Last week, Inslee said 92% of state employees are fully vaccinated. When the mandate was first announced, the number of state employees fully vaccinated was 48%, he said.
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