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ASHEVILLE - Buncombe County government workers will likely not face a vaccine mandate at this time, despite spiking COVID-19 cases and recommendations from the county s top health official.
The nearly 1,600 county employees will instead be required to wear masks and get tested once a month if they are not vaccinated, according to a proposal described by County Attorney Michael Frue to the Board of Commissioners Aug. 3.
Frue said County Manager Avril Pinder and human resources staff have been weighing whether to mandate vaccines but were leaning toward masks and testing. Staff wants to recommend and wants to proceed and look into having the requirements for proof of vaccine or to be tested once a week if the person is not vaccinated, Frue told commissioners.
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