Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continues to rail against the county’s vaccine mandate, warning it is causing a “mass exodus” in his department and threatens public safety at a time when violent crime is on the rise. He did not say whether the county is tracking how many employees have resigned or retired early specifically because of the vaccine mandate. Los Angeles County is one of several jurisdictions across the state requiring employees to get vaccinated. The county’s vaccination mandate came as the state grappled with a surge of coronavirus cases triggered by the emergence of the highly infectious Delta variant. In his statement to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Villanueva noted that his department personnel already wear masks and submit to regular COVID-19 testing.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 31, 2021 23:14 UTC