HARRISBURG – Mayor Eric Papenfuse signed an executive order today requiring all City employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. 

“It’s crucial that all City staff become vaccinated for COVID-19,” said Mayor Papenfuse. “We need to do whatever is possible to curb the spread of the virus, and the vaccine is the best protection against this disease.” 

More information on the COVID-19 vaccine is available at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Vaccine/Pages/Vaccine.aspx  The latest “Community Conversations” segment also discussed this topic, and can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gqdi262tUU 

Click here to view executive order.