Vaccine mandates are few for Fallbrook workers

Rick Monroe

Special to the Village News

While many people in the county are facing a mandate to be vaccinated or lose their jobs, there are few public agencies and employers in the Fallbrook area that require workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

All public-school employees are required to be vaccinated, and Sheriff deputies and the military are facing immediate mandates.

Individuals who live in the area but work as first responders elsewhere – notably nurses and hospital workers in the county – are required to be vaccinated. Fire and police/sheriff personnel are “under the gun” to get the ja...