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Collected Item: “700 Chicago officers are refusing the city’s vaccine mandate without consequence”

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700 Chicago officers are refusing the city’s vaccine mandate without consequence

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Text story

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This is a news story from WBEZ Chicago by Patrick Smith. This story is about 700 police officers in Chicago refusing to comply with the vaccine mandates. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot promised that officers refusing to abide by the mandate will face consequences by being placed on a no-pay status. Figures from the Chicago Police Department show that almost no officers have faced consequences for refusing vaccination. In total, the number of unvaccinated cops in Chicago is 2,110.

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cops, law enforcement, vaccine mandate, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, local government, vaccine skepticism, Chicago, Illinois, ASU, HST580, Chicago Police Department

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https://www.wbez.org/stories/many-chicago-cops-continue-to-buck-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/4eb29dc7-18b7-40a7-991c-80f17c7d549c

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Patrick Smith

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2022-04-13
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