Maryland will require state employees working in congregate facilities to be vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing and mask-use beginning Sept. 1, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday.
Hogan said the measures will impact state employees in 48 facilities, including: health care facilities of the Mayland Department of Health, facilities of Department of Juvenile Services, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam made a similar announcement Thursday.
A spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday that Bowser continues to engage labor partners, but hasn’t mandated vaccination for city government employees at this point.
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