Massachusetts Governor Offers Some Jobs Back to Employees He Fired For Being Unvaccinated

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration confirmed its decision to rehire about 50 former state employees who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.

In August, Baker announced the vaccine mandate in an executive order that covered over 41,000 Executive Department employees. Most complied or were granted an exemption – primarily for medical reasons, however, as the administration only gave the green light to about 6 percent of religious exemption applications, according to WCVB.

Baker said the policy was successful in boosting the vaccination rate among the state workforce and that the process...