North Carolina Business Owners Say They Won’t Implement Employee Vaccine Requirements

Brooke Comden, general manager at West-First Wood Fired, said she won't be mandating vaccines for employees, but she will encourage them. Matt McGregor/The Epoch Times

Some downtown restaurant and business owners in North Carolina said they won’t be implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for their employees, despite Gov. Roy Cooper’s prompting to do so.

In July, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said in a press release that state government employees and health care workers are required to show proof of vaccination status and urged private businesses to enforce the requirement as well.