Police officers and health workers in Australia have resigned amid COVID-19 vaccine mandates issued in two states, local media reported Wednesday. At least 136 health workers in New South Wales and an unknown number of police officers in Queensland have resigned in the face of mandates on the two industries in the respective states. Health workers in NSW needed one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 30. Since then, 1,200 workers were stood down and put on paid leave, which is set to expire after two weeks, reported 7 News Australia. According to the outlet, the health union was not surprised and said the loss of employees is “negligible,” compared to about 140,000 employees in the NSW Health Department. However, the government expects further resignations. The resignations of NSW health workers come amid an effort by the state to recruit nurses from interstate and overseas to be prepared for …
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