Original Title: The number of New York Police Department resignations surges, thousands of police officers on duty still have not been vaccinated against the new crown
Overseas Network, November 2 According to the “New York Daily News” reported on the 1st, a few days before New York City required public officials to be vaccinated against the new crown, the number of local police resignation surged. Thousands of people on duty have not yet received the new crown vaccine, waiting to see whether they can be exempted for some reason.
On November 1, local time, New York Police Chief Dermot Shea announced that 34 police officers and 40 civilians were given unpaid leave for refusing to be vaccinated against the new crown. Shea said at the press conference that 35,000 police officers Among the officers, 34 police officers currently refuse to receive the new crown vaccine, but this number is extremely unstable and it may rise over time. Shay pointed out that as of the morning of November 1, 85% of New York Police Department officers had been vaccinated. “The remaining 15% are very important. They are currently refusing to be vaccinated for religious or medical reasons.”
Sources said that 58 police officers who had worked for less than 20 years (more than 5 years) resigned after transferring their pensions in October 2021, compared with 11 in October 2020. Another 105 police officers resigned without transferring their pensions in October, compared with 33 in October 2020. (Overseas Net/Li Fang Intern Compilation/Hao Zicen)
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