Los Angeles will require city employees to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing to show they have tested negative, Mayor Eric Garcetti and City Council President Nury Martinez announced Tuesday. L.A. could eventually mandate COVID-19 vaccination for city employees without offering testing as an alternative; Garcetti and the council will pursue a vaccine mandate once the FDA grants full approval, the mayor said in a statement. If employees do not provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, they must show on a weekly basis that they tested negative for the virus. And a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League said it was waiting on more information to evaluate the plan. The case stemmed from a Massachusetts law that permitted city health boards to enforce mandatory, free vaccination requirements for adults over 21.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2021 23:14 UTC