Boston has approved fewer than half of the requests it received from city workers who claimed a medical or religious waiver from the city's vaccination mandate, which is currently facing a court challenge, according to data the city provided WBUR.
Mayor Michelle Wu's office has said that 95% of the workforce is fully vaccinated, leaving approximately 900 of the city's 18,000 workers unvaccinated. That suggests the majority of unvaccinated workers have yet to seek a waiver.
"Most of the accommodations that were requested, it's my understanding, were rejected, so it's been a very frustrating situation," said Marc Sanders, legislative agent for Boston Firefighters Local 718. Sanders said more than 91% of firefighters are vaccinated.
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