With more than 1,500 people hospitalized for in Miami-Dade and the number of new patients growing daily, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the top administrator for the county鈥檚 public hospital, Jackson Health System, announced new policies on Thursday intended to persuade more of their employees to take the vaccine.
Beginning the week of Aug. 16, Levine Cava said, the county will require weekly COVID testing of all Miami-Dade employees, a workforce of about 29,000 people. Those employees who wish to opt out, she said, can show proof of vaccination.
鈥淭his policy that we are announcing today will help ensure we are doing our part to maintain a safe, healthy workplace,鈥� Levine Cava said, 鈥渁nd that county employees are doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID across this community.鈥�
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