More than 2,600 LAPD employees have indicated that they plan to pursue religious exemptions, while more than 360 plan to seek an exclusion from the vaccine for medical reasons. Venues subject to that narrower vaccine requirement included the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Dodgers Stadium and Banc of California Stadium. Officers were also warned that the LAPD would not be providing coronavirus tests “for the sole purpose of working overtime shifts.”“The employee will be responsible for obtaining a Covid test on their own for this purpose,” the memo noted. Ten LAPD employees have died from COVID-19, and thousands have been infected. AdvertisementA group of LAPD employees filed a federal lawsuit challenging the vaccination mandate, arguing that it violates their constitutional rights to privacy and due process.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 18, 2021 16:41 UTC