The change comes amidst a steady trickle of criticism aimed at the mandate since it was announced at the end of December
Citing the continued drop in COVID-19 cases, Santa Clara County announced Monday that it would be relaxing a contentious booster mandate that requires all high-risk workers like nurses and correctional officers to get a shot.
already under pressure during the omicron surge. In response, the county allowed hospitals and others to apply for a workaround that would allow employees with exemptions to remain in their jobs. Fifty organizations the county, including hospitals, nursing homes and dentists were approved for the workaround, according to data provided by the county., despite a joint letter from six unions representing county workers that claimed the rules were unnecessarily strict.
While the change on Monday to the county’s booster mandate makes small adjustments for high-risk workers with exemptions, the plaintiffs’ suit seeks to put an end to vaccine mandates across the board in the county and to allow the roughly 50 plaintiffs to go back to work. On March 10, a judge will determine whether the county must follow through with those demands. The suit is also seeking damages for the plaintiffs.
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