Officer On Leave For Missing Vaccination Deadline Dies From COVID-19 At Hospital In Manteca

SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS13) – A San Francisco Police Department serviceman who was placed connected permission for missing the city’s deadline to beryllium inoculated has died aft being stricken by COVID-19, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Officer Jack Nyce, 46, tested affirmative connected Nov. 2 and died Saturday astatine a infirmary successful Manteca, his wife, Melissa Nyce, told the paper Monday.

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The Chronicle said Melissa Nyce declined to accidental whether her hubby was vaccinated but the vice president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, Lt. Tracy McCray, said Jack Nyce was connected a 30-day stint of paid administrative permission due to the fact that helium had not received the vaccination required by the city.

The decease comes arsenic mandates for authorities worker vaccinations are seeing immoderate push-back.

The San Francisco Police Department said past week that arsenic galore arsenic 70 sworn and civilian workers had been placed connected permission for not gathering a Nov. 1 vaccination deadline. A property merchandise said that arsenic of Nov. 2, 97.5% of section employees were afloat vaccinated.

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Any officers who stay unvaccinated by Nov. 13 volition beryllium placed connected unpaid administrative permission until the San Francisco Police Commission convenes a hearing.

Jack Nyce was a 17-year worker of the department.

“He loved being a cop,” his widow said.

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