Gov. Maura Healey said the vaccination requirement saved “countless lives.' But she said it’s time to update the state’s COVID response.
they received for medical or religious exemptions, granting just 256 of more than 2,300 requests, WBUR reported last year.. Baker’s requirement drew lawsuits from unions representing state troopers and correction officers.
The State Police Association of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union praised Healey’s decision to rescind the mandate. Kate Walsh, Healey’s secretary of health and human services, said Massachusetts has come a long way from the early days of the pandemic, with vaccines, treatments, tests and protective equipment now widely available.
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