Seattle Police May Fire ‘Devastating’ Number of Officers Over Vaccination Mandate: Union Official

Seattle Police May Fire ‘Devastating’ Number of Officers Over Vaccination Mandate: Union Official
A man is arrested while smoke rises as police and protesters clash near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters in Seattle on July 25, 2020. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
Jack Phillips
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The Seattle Police Department could be forced to fire a significant amount of its workforce when the statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate goes into effect, according to data posted by the department.

A spokesperson for the police department, Anthony Derrick, told The Epoch Times that as of Tuesday, 84 percent of  Seattle Police Department staff have submitted their vaccine confirmation forms or have requested an exemption of some kind. That includes 80 percent of officers, he said.

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