In the coming weeks, County Council members will focus on two proposals related to the coronavirus pandemic: a vaccine mandate for county employees and a vaccine passport for businesses.
The vaccine mandate for county employees, as currently proposed, would allow for medical exemptions. Supporters of the bill have indicated they would allow religious exemptions, too.
The County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee and Health and Human Services Committee held a work session on the bill in late November.
County Council President Gabe Albornoz previously told Bethesda Beat that at least a few more work sessions are likely, meaning a final vote won’t be held for weeks.
Last month, County Executive Marc Elrich’s administration unveiled a vaccine passport proposal in which customers at restaurants, entertainment venues, gyms and similar businesses would have to…
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