The Democrat said on May 11 that she also plans to rescind an executive order that required all state executive branch workers to have earned their number one series of COVID-19 vaccines.
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“We know we have the equipment to control this virus — vaccines, masks, testing, getting remedies, and staying home if we’re not in good health — and we’ve reached the point where we can update our recommendation to reflect where we are now,” Healey said. said in a press release.
The executive order has been “an effective tool for increasing vaccination rates and the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Massachusetts,” Lt. Gen. Kim Driscoll added.
Maura Healey speaks on election night as she celebrates her historic victory at the Copley Hotel. Healey recently announced that the COVID-19 public fitness emergency will end on May 11, 2023. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe Getty Images)
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The executive order, put into effect by former Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, helped increase the percentage of fully vaccinated executive branch workers from about 76 percent to more than 99 percent, according to Healey. Staff mandates will be maintained in certain functions and contexts. in position.
The Massachusetts State Police Association welcomed the decision.
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The settlement’s chairman, Patrick McNamara, said the decree resulted in the firing or suspension without pay of 20 members of the settlement because of what he described as their honest and devoted ideals that save them from getting the vaccine.