The city of Montclair will require employees to wear a mask when they enter the workplace beginning Monday.
The cdc reverses is a blog post that discusses the CDC’s decision to reverse its previous recommendation for employees at Montclair City. Employees will need to have a vaccination sticker on their ID badge in order to work without a mask.
(CBSLA) MONTCLAIR – Starting Monday, city workers in Montclair who wish to work without a mask will require a sticker on their ID card.
However, at least one city councillor believes the city is asking for too much.
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“I’ve been receiving a series of hate letters since this article aired four or five days ago, stating, ‘I wish you die of COVID…,” Councilman Ben Lopez stated.
Councilman Lopez said the COVID policy debate has become nasty, and he’s facing backlash for rejecting the new sticker policy.
“I have no objection to our municipal HR department asking our workers whether they have been vaccinated,” he added. “I don’t believe we have the power beyond that.”
The City Manager maintained last week that the program complies with CAL/OSHA standards requiring employers to record employees’ immunization status.
The mayor also said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers evidence in the form of stickers.
At the meeting, Montclair Mayor Javier John Dutry said, “I just want to mention that I do have a sticker on my ID card because I want to set an example for our workers.”
On Sunday, LA County reported 2,089 new COVID-19 infections and 4 fatalities, indicating that the number of new cases each day is continuing to rise.
Lopez acknowledges the rise in instances, but believes the sticker policy goes too far.
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“Just because the numbers are increasing doesn’t mean people’s individual rights to privacy, particularly when it comes to their medical information, aren’t being violated. There’s no need for a sticker. “The mask is the default,” he said. “Clearly, if you’re wearing the mask, you’re not vaccinated or you’ve chosen not to disclose it, or if you’re not wearing the mask, you’ve been vaccinated.”
As infections increase again and more employees return to on-site work, businesses throughout the nation are struggling with COVID policies.
The city of Pasadena has announced that all workers would be required to get vaccinated, and former US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has warned that additional measures, such as masking, may be implemented.
Dr. Adams said, “More mitigation is on the way.” “Whether it’s masks, closures, or your children having to return to virtual learning, it’s coming, and it’s happening because this epidemic is spinning out of control once again. And it’s getting out of hand because there aren’t enough individuals who have been vaccinated.”
The new and extremely contagious Delta form of COVID-19, according to most health experts, is to blame, with an even higher danger of the virus spreading.
Dr. Victor Waters, Chief Medical Officer of Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino, said that not receiving the vaccination at this time is risky conduct.
“You consciously recognize that this is dangerous behavior for others and for yourself, putting others and yourself at risk of death. It used to be different. We didn’t know anything about it at the time. There were safety worries, and the vaccination was unavailable. “There is no longer any excuse,” Dr. Waters said.
Despite the fact that Montclair’s sticker policy takes effect on Monday, the city council meeting on August 2 will continue to debate the issue.
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