San Francisco's workforce is quickly becoming even more vaccinated.
Mayor London Breed announced Friday that along with all 35,000 full-time city employees, any contractors who work for the city must get vaccinated as well.
The deadline for contractors will be Dec. 31. Full-time employees had already been mandated to get vaccinated no later than Nov. 1.
"Our vaccine mandate for City employees has always been about protecting the public we serve and protecting our workforce," Breed said in a statement. "By extending the mandate to contractors who work alongside our City workers, we are continuing to do everything we can to keep our City workforce strong and healthy."
The requirement is meant to apply to any contractors that have regular contact with city workers, such as someone working in a "City office building and is working there in person a few days per week," or "a nonprofit employee is working at the nonprofit worksite where City employees are regularly working," according to the statement.
Any contractors working in high-risk capacities, like in jails or medical facilities, would have already been required to get vaccinated under the city’s earlier health orders.
Contractors are eligible for an exemption due to medical reasons or religious beliefs. The City Administrator’s Office will oversee the process and implementation of the new mandate.
Already, 94% of San Francisco’s city employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, with just 2,000 of the 35,000 unvaccinated or haven’t reported their status.
"We are pleased with our high vaccination rate and that our employees, who interact with vulnerable populations on a daily basis, have made the decision to protect their colleagues and our communities by getting vaccinated," said Carol Isen, Human Resources Director, in the statement.
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