Stories of officers allegedly defying vaccine mandates are coming from all corners of the U.S. ⤵️
from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found that 71 officers died of “COVID-related causes” contracted while performing official duties — more than gun and traffic incidents combined — between January 1 and June 30. And since the release of that report, the number has risen: As of September 16, the death toll includedIn 2020, COVID-19 was the highest cause of death for police officers on the job, also according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
alone, at least five officers died of COVID over the course of one week; it's not clear if all contracted the disease in the line of duty. The resistance to vaccine mandates is being led, in part, by organized officers and police unions. Aslabor columnist Kim Kelly wrote in 2020, police unions historically and presently often serve as a protective shield against accountability for officers committing wrongs and violating the law; union heads, as in Chicago, have come out asagainst the city, the police chief, and other officials over vaccination requirements for city employees.
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