Notices are being sent out in batches to county employees who have not complied with the vaccination policy, Wilson said. About 100 are semi-vaccinated, 629 are not vaccinated and 474 are seeking exemptions. Of the department’s 6,428 civilian employees, 4,238 are fully vaccinated, according to county data. There are 188 workers who are semi-vaccinated, 1,698 who are not vaccinated and nearly 1,369 who are seeking exemptions. Of the sheriff’s 9,656 sworn personnel, 3,942 are fully vaccinated, according to county records. Nearly 300 are semi-vaccinated, 2,327 are not vaccinated and 1,843 are seeking exemptions. More than half of the Sheriff’s Department’s 16,084 employees are fully vaccinated, according to preliminary data collected by the county. “The vaccination policy is intended to save lives, not to punish employees based on their vaccination status.” “The county expects all department heads to encourage their employees to register as an important public health measure to protect workers and the public we serve,” Wilson said. He did not say whether the county is tracking how many employees have resigned or retired early specifically because of the vaccine mandate.
1 on an online portal, though religious and medical exceptions are allowed.Īs of Friday, more than 90% of the county’s employees, including 79% of Sheriff’s Department workers, had registered their status, Michael Wilson, a county spokesman, said in an emailed statement to The Times.
Under an executive order ratified by the Board of Supervisors in August, all Los Angeles County employees were required to register their vaccination status by Oct.
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“It is like putting up the storm windows after the storm has passed.” “With the pandemic waning, there is no justification for the board mandate,” Villanueva said.
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