China Daily Network on October 21, according to the Russian Satellite News Agency (Sputnik) website reported that on October 20, local time, Patrick Lynch, president of the NYC Police Benevolent Association, the largest police union in New York City, said in a statement that the association is filing a lawsuit against the municipal government over mandatory vaccination of the new crown vaccine.
Police on a guard in the streets outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on September 20, 2021. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)
"Ever since the Bill de Blasio government launched its chaotic vaccine program, we have tried to make vaccines available to every member who chooses to be vaccinated, while protecting their right to make decisions after consulting with their doctors," Lynch said. But now [New York City] is unilaterally taking compulsory vaccination measures, and we will also take legal action to protect the rights of members. ”
On the 20th, New York Mayor Deshow announced that local police, firefighters and other municipal workers must complete at least one dose of vaccination by November 1, otherwise they will be given unpaid leave.
It has been previously reported that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the disease caused by the new crown virus has become the leading cause of death of police officers in the United States, far exceeding other causes of death such as shootings. Still, there are many U.S. police officers who are reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. government has previously announced mandatory vaccination orders, but police unions in some places have refused to enforce them, and such disputes have put the US police department facing an infection crisis.
(Editor: Gao Linlin Editor: Han He)
Source: China Daily
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