WHITMER SAYS VACCINE MANDATE ‘A PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) reportedly told business leaders President Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandate was “a problem for all of us.”
Whitmer made the comment on Monday during a meeting with business leaders in Montcalm County, where she said she understood their concerns about the mandate, local outlet The Daily News reported.
What she said: “We’re an employer too, the state of Michigan is. I know if that mandate happens, we’re going to lose state employees. That’s why I haven’t proposed a mandate at the state level. Some states have. We have not, we’re waiting to see what happens in court,” Whitmer said in response to concerns about job losses from the mandate.
“But we have a lot of the same concerns that you just voiced and it’s going to be a problem for all of us,” Whitmer added.
Whitmer has been quiet on the mandate since the president announced it and has avoided implementing any vaccine mandates on the state level.
Under Biden’s vaccine mandate, any business with more than 100 employees must begin requiring workers either to get a COVID-19 vaccine or to undergo regular testing for the virus by Jan. 4. The mandate has been halted in federal court after multiple lawsuits were filed following its announcement.
