Over 40 Police in Australian State Suspended After Refusing Vaccine

Victorian police maintain a heavy presence outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Victoria, Australia, on Apr. 3, 2006. William West/AFP via Getty Images

More than 40 police staffers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

Victoria Police confirmed that 34 police officers and nine protective services officers didn’t comply with the state’s vaccination order for all “authorised workers,” issued by Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton and Chief Commissioner Shane Patton, the Herald Sun reported.