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Massachusetts state troopers resigning over vaccine mandate

By Washington Examiner
Published September 29, 2021 9:00pm ET
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Massachusetts state troopers resigning over vaccine mandate
A lab technician working a bottle containing for COVID-19 vaccine testing at Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 25, 2020. Thai health officials said that scientists in Thailand have had promising results in testing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on mice, and have begun testing on monkeys. | (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Dozens of state troopers are turning in their resignations over the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, one police organization in Massachusetts said.

The State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) said in a statement that troopers are resigning, or retiring, and some “plan to return to other departments offering reasonable alternatives such as mask wearing and regular testing” on the job.

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