Pennsylvania Governor Levies New Pressure for State Workers to Get Vaccinated

Pennsylvania Governor Levies New Pressure for State Workers to Get Vaccinated
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf greets people as he awaits a speech from U.S. President Joe Biden at Mack Truck Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pennsylvania, on July 28, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
Updated:

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has announced new vaccination rules for state workers.

All commonwealth employees in state health care facilities and high-risk congregate care facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 7. Those who are not vaccinated will be required to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. And beginning Sept. 7, all new external hires in these facilities must be vaccinated before commencing employment.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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