Tucson police union challenges city’s vaccine requirement

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TUCSON, Aris. – The union represents Tucson Police officers are calling for the city’s decision to require its employees to do the Coronavirus vaccination.

The Arizona Daily Star reports that the August 16 lawsuit filed by the Tucson Police Officers Association alleges that the policy violates their contract of employment “by unilaterally enacting the regulation without first negotiating in good faith the change in labor conditions “And asks a court to declare the mandate to be illegal.

In a 6-1 vote, the council decided on Friday to make vaccinations mandatory for nearly 4,500 city workers, including around 760 in the police force.

The new regulation stipulates that all unvaccinated employees must provide evidence of at least their first vaccination dose by August 24 or expect a five-day ban. However, the mandate will not come into force if 750 unvaccinated employees can prove at least their first vaccination by August 20.

In addition to the five-day ban, unvaccinated employees could be subject to weekly testing requirements, stricter guidelines for wearing masks, travel restrictions, and restrictions on admission to certain assignments.

City manager Michael Ortega claims Tucson has an obligation to keep employees safe and can force them to get vaccinated or get regular tests. The ordinance exempts certain employees with illnesses and sincere religious beliefs from the mandate.

Meanwhile, the state’s Department of Health reported 2,402 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 more deaths on Wednesday.

This brings the pandemic in Arizona to 972,925 cases and 18,504 deaths.

Hospital admissions for the virus continue to rise and stood at 1,759 as of Tuesday. The last time it was this high in mid-February.

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Symptoms for the coronavirus COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. These are of course similar to the common cold and flu.

Expect a cold that starts with a sore throat or itchy throat, cough, runny and / or stuffy nose. Flu symptoms are more intense and usually come on suddenly and may include a high fever.

Symptoms of COVID-19 can occur more slowly. According to the World Health Organization, this usually includes a fever, dry cough and noticeable shortness of breath. A minority of cases will develop pneumonia, and the disease is of particular concern for the elderly and people with other medical problems such as high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, or heart disease.

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To protect yourself, wash your hands well and often, keep them away from your face, and avoid crowds and stand near people.

And if you experience any of these flu or coronavirus symptoms, don’t go straight to your doctor’s office. That only risks making more people sick, officials demand. Call ahead and ask if you need to be seen and where.

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