“I don’t want to be in a position to lose 5%, 10% of my workforce overnight on a vaccine mandate,” he said.
The Los Angeles County sheriff said Thursday that he would not force his employees to get the COVID vaccine. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he can’t risk having to fire them, because the department is already “barebones.” “I’m not forcing anyone,” Villanueva said in a Facebook Live. “The issue has become so politicized, there are entire groups of employees that are willing to be fired and laid off for having to get vaccinated.” “I don’t want to be in a position to lose 5%,10% of my workforce overnight on a vaccine mandate,” he added.
