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In response to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fueled by the Delta variant, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced Monday the city will require many of its highly exposed residents to be vaccinated by the end of September.
“After considerable deliberation and consultation with public health experts, including my chief public health officer, Executive Director Bob McDonald, I am approving a far-reaching public health order mandating that all city employees as well as private sector workers in high-risk settings be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30.”
Hancock said, over the past six months, 96% of Denver’s COVID-19 hospitalized individuals have been unvaccinated. Over 70% of eligible Coloradans have been fully vaccinated, and 61% of eligible Denver residents have done so.
If teachers don t get both doses of the vaccine by Sept. 15, the mayor s office stated they will not be allowed to work starting Sept. 30. We know that the vaccinations are the key. So, that s something we could always encourage, Gould said. It s the component of the mandate.
All custodians, cafeteria workers, secretaries and even volunteers would have to get the vaccine. This applies to all religious and private schools and all colleges and universities in the city. I m sure everybody is scrambling now to try to figure out where it is and where that communication piece, the collaboration piece is always the best way to solve these situations, Gould said.
Educators, parents react to Denver vaccine mandate for school staff
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DENVER â Following Denver Mayor Michael Hancockâs announcement requiring vaccinations for all City and County employees, workers in congregate care settings and school staff, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association says itâs left people âscrambling to try to figure out what to do.â
âIt came as a complete surprise to all of us today,â said Rob Gould with the DCTA, a teachers union representing nearly 4,000 educators.
The public health order includes all teachers and staff who work in the City and County of Denver at both public and private schools. Employees must be vaccinated by Sept. 30.
In a press conference on Aug. 2, Denver mayor Michael B. Hancock, along with executive director of the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment Bob McDonald and City Attorney Kristin Bronson, addressed media with new updates to their COVID-19 approach.
Mayor Hancock announced that all city employees and private sector employees in high-risk settings in the city and county of Denver will be required to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30.
The mandate affects employees in congregate centers like correctional facilities, nursing homes, and homeless shelters. It also affects teachers and certain categories of city volunteers and contractors who will come in contact with city employees and people in high-risk occupations.