San Diego Mandates All Employees Must Be Vaccinated for COVID-19 or Face Firing

An aerial view of Petco Park stadium in San Diego, on March 20, 2020. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council passed an emergency ordinance Nov. 29 requiring all city employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 1 or face getting fired.

The mandate will also apply to all future city employees. City contractors also must be fully vaccinated, but they have until Jan. 3 to do so.