{"id":590687,"date":"2021-07-14T10:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590687"},"modified":"2021-07-14T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:05:51","slug":"republican-mayor-wants-to-force-some-city-employees-to-get-vaccinated-or-face-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-mayor-wants-to-force-some-city-employees-to-get-vaccinated-or-face-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Mayor Wants To Force Some City Employees To Get Vaccinated Or Face Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-mayor-wants-to-force-some-city-employees-to-get-vaccinated-or-face-suspension%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=590687&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"49.633393829401\">\n<p>A Republican mayor in Lancaster, California wants to suspend city employees if they refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Fox 11 reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris said that employees who interact with the public must be vaccinated, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/mayor-of-lancaster-proposes-plan-that-certain-city-employees-be-vaccinated-or-face-suspension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 11<\/a>. Employees would be suspended without pay if they don\u2019t take the shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have an absolute right to deal with public health issues and do whatever\u2019s necessary to protect the public health,\u201d Parris said, according to Fox 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think people have the right to decide for themselves their own personal health. That\u2019s not something the government should be interfering with,\u201d Parris told FOX 11. \u201cI think it\u2019s pretty much a no-brainer that if you have contact with the public that requires you to be within 6-feet of them you have to be vaccinated or we\u2019ll help you find another job in the city to do until this crisis is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7236530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7236530\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7236530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Lancaster\u2019s Parks and Recreation. [Website:Screenshot:Fox 11]\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-251x120.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-620x296-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-768x367-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-1536x734-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-2048x979-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture-of-Lancasters-Parks-and-Recreation-70x33.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7236530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture of Lancaster\u2019s Parks and Recreation. [Website\/Screenshot\/Fox 11]\n<\/div>\n<p>Parris also said there are some risks with getting vaccinated, but the rewards outweigh it, according to Fox 11. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/01\/rutgers-university-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-legality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is It Legal To Mandate A COVID-19 Vaccine? One University Is Doing It)<\/a><\/strong>   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmployers have a right to require that employees be vaccinated in order to continue or return to work. They can require proof of vaccination,\u201d labor lawyer Angela Reddock-Wright said, according to Fox 11. \u201cThere are only two exceptions to that rule \u2013 for health reasons or for religious reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A June CBS News-YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/14\/democrats-support-vaccine-mandate-employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> found that 79% of Democrats believe a private business can require employees to be vaccinated. Meanwhile, only 39% of Republicans agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic President Joe Biden\u2019s administration <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/jen-psaki-biden-vaccine-mandate-federal-private-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> they had no plans to impose a federal vaccination mandate or database in May.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican state representative in Washington issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/01\/lawmaker-holocaust-covid-restrictions-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apology<\/a> July 1 after comparing unvaccinated people to Jewish victims of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican mayor in Lancaster, California wants to suspend city employees if they refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Fox 11 reported Tuesday. 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