Los Angeles County Ends COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers

Los Angeles County Ends COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
Healthcare workers at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Healthcare workers in Los Angeles County are no longer required to get a COVID-19 vaccine or wear masks despite a recent increase in cases, the public health department has announced.

The county’s health officer Barbara Ferrer rescinded the vaccination requirement Aug. 4, nine days after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services lifted the national mandate.

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