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Cochise County supervisors review draft vaccine policy; no action taken
Summary
During a Sept. 30 work session the Cochise County Board of Supervisors reviewed a staff draft of a county vaccination policy, heard a remote physician express concerns about emergency-use vaccines and contact tracing, and agreed to circulate the draft for further review rather than adopt policy at the meeting.
Cochise County supervisors on Tuesday reviewed (but did not adopt) a staff-drafted county vaccination policy and heard a remote physician urge the county not to offer products under Emergency Use Authorization.
The discussion in the Sept. 30 work session focused on whether the county should limit which vaccines the health department provides, protect individual choice, and place limits on contact tracing and use of emergency-authorized products. County staff said the draft already exists but has not been reviewed by legal counsel and will be circulated to the board and the public for additional feedback.
The draft is intended to address vaccination services the county health department provides to the general public and to clarify that any county employee vaccination policy would be voluntary, a county staff member told the board. A county…
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