Calling for an end to the employee vaccine mandate

Your Update on What's Happening at the King County Council  

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

This week I sent a letter calling for King County to end the vaccine mandate for employees, especially our King County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

I believe that King County needs to stop firing King County Sheriff’s Office deputies who are unvaccinated. Violent crime and murders are at an all-time high—and meanwhile, KCSO is dealing with a major staffing shortage and struggling to hire enough deputies to keep our neighborhoods safe. Forceful vaccine mandates that push our deputies out of their jobs are causing far more harm than good.

I want to share with you my interview with KIRO 7 in which I speak to this topic—which also includes an explanation from an IHME epidemiologist of why it’s time to end all employee vaccine mandates.

I will continue to keep you updated on this issue and to fight for what is best for our communities.

All my best,

Reagan Dunn King County Councilmember District 9

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In the News

• KING 5 News: At least 39 King County deputies fired as area faces 'public safety crisis'

• KIRO 7 News: Calls to end King County employee vaccine mandate, particularly for law enforcement