City of Cincinnati to require vaccination, negative COVID test

Cincinnati's newest COVID-19 mandate requiring employees to be fully vaccinated or submit a negative COVID test every two weeks goes into effect Sunday.

GET VACCINATED OR TESTNEGATIVE FOR COVID-19.THAT'STHE NEW RULE CITY OFCINCINNATI EMPLOYEES NEED TOFOLL OWSTARTING TODAY.

THEPOLICY WAS SET TO START áLASTáMONTH - BUT WAS PUSHED BACK SOTHE CITY COULD REACH MOREAGREEMENT WITH LOCAL UNIONS.STILL, NOT EVERYONE SUPPORTS.ITSgt.

Dan Hils / FraternalOrder of Police President:we're very disappointed thatit's happening at all, uh,realize that we could beworse.

We could be likeSeattle or Chicago where I wasju vstaccine or hit the door.We have a testing option here.And because of the testingoption, again, I thi inkt'sharassment of r oupeople, butbecause there is a testingoption and I think it's betterthan a confrontation with theagency that causes policemento be fired.

THE INITIALPOLICY CALLED FOR UNVACCINATEDWORKERTOS TEST NEGATE IVEACHWEEK.

IN THIS NEW VERSION,THAT'S BEEN PUSHED TO EVERYáTWO WEEKS.áFRATERNAL ORDER OFPOLICE PRESIDENT SGT.

DAN HILSSAYS SOME OFFICERS ARECHALLENGING THE POLICY INCOURT.

HE ESTIMATES 30 OR 40PERCENT OF HIS OFFICERS A REUN-VACCINATED, AND DOESN'TTHINK THIS REQUIREMENT WILLMOVE NUMBERS.

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Dan Hils /Fraternal Order of PolicePresident:Those of us who havebeen vaccinated arevaccinating.

Those us ofwhoare not vaccinated wl ilremainon vaccinate.

There will berare exceptions to th, atbutpeople make up their min/ dThis is, uh, you know, to me,this is unconstitutionalUh.

,this is, uh, you know, thereare officers that are, um,following lawsuit over this.We have an unfair laborpractice over this.I REACD HEOUT TO THE CITY MANAGER'SOFFICE FOR COMMENT AND DID NOTRECEIVE A RESPONSE.IN ANEMAIL, THE OFFICE CONFIRMEDMORE THAN 54-PERCENT OF CITYEMPLOYEES REPORTED THEY WEREVACCINATED AS OF LASTWEDNESDAY.AND THAT ONEEMPLOYEE HAD IDENTIFIED THEPOLICY AS REASON FORRESIGNATION.MADELINE OTTILIEWCPO 9 NEWS