Coverage dated October 11, 2021 to October 12, 2021

Florida fines county $3.5M for violating COVID-19 vaccine passport ban

Headline from The Hill

The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday issued a fine over $3.5 million to a county government for violating the state's ban on vaccine passports.

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Reports & sources

33 articles, oldest first.

  1. Triblive

    Florida fines key county $3.5 million for mandating vaccines (opens Triblive)

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    TALLAHASSEE — The county government that is home to Florida’s capital was fined $3.5 million on Tuesday by state health officials for requiring its employees to get covid-19 vaccines and for firing 14 workers who failed to get the shots. The Florida Department of Health issued the fine for Leon

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Florida fines county $3.5 million for mandating vaccines (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Florida Department of Health issued the $3.5-million fine for Leon County, saying the municipality violated Florida's “vaccine passport" law.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The Latest: Florida fines county over its vaccine mandate (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida has issued its first fine to a county it accuses of violating a new state law banning coronavirus vaccine mandates and for firing 14 workers who

  4. The Center Square

    Florida fines county $3.57M for vaccine mandate that cost 14 workers their jobs (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – Leon County’s vaccine mandate required more than 700 workers to be vaccinated or be terminated by Oct. 2. Two days later, 14 county workers who refused

  5. FOX 13 Tampa

    State fines Leon County $3.5M over vaccination requirement (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    The Florida Department of Health is imposing a $3.57 million fine on Leon County because of the county government’s requirement that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.

  6. Forbes

    Florida Fines County $3.57 Million For Covid Vaccine Mandate (opens Forbes)

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    The state says the mandate violates Florida’s ban on requiring proof of vaccination, which is subject to a $5,000 fine per infraction.

  7. The Guardian

    Florida health department fines a county $3.5m for requiring Covid vaccine (opens The Guardian)

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    Leon county, Disney and Harry Styles all under scrutiny for violating state ban on vaccine mandates

  8. CNN

    Florida fines county $3.5 million for enforcing vaccine passports (opens CNN)

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    The Florida Health Department has levied a $3.5 million fine against Leon County for violating the state's ban on vaccine passports.

  9. The Hill

    Florida fines county $3.5M for violating COVID-19 vaccine passport ban (opens The Hill)

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    The Florida Department of Health on Tuesday issued a fine over $3.5 million to a county government for violating the state's ban on vaccine passports.

  10. CBS News

    Florida fines county more than $3.5 million for requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID (opens CBS News)

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    Leon County says its vaccine requirement was "legally justifiable" and a "responsible action to keep our employees safe."

  11. NBC News

    Florida fines county $3.5 million for requiring proof of vaccination (opens NBC News)

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    Administrator Vincent Long said Leon County believes its vaccination mandate is "legally justifiable."

  12. Townhall

    Florida Issues $3.5M Fine to County Violating Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates (opens Townhall)

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    The Florida Department of Health fined a county government $3.57 million Tuesday over its violation of the state's ban on vaccine requirements.The Florida Department of Health called the Leon County

  13. Orlando Weekly

    Florida Department of Health imposes $3.5 million in fines on Leon County over vaccine requirement (opens Orlando Weekly)

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    The Florida Department of Health is imposing a $3.57 million fine on Leon County because of the county government’s requirement that employees be vaccinated against...

  14. Fox News

    Florida fines county $3.5M for violating vaccine mandate ban (opens Fox News)

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    The Florida Department of Health issued its first fine to a county that allegedly violated the state’s ban on vaccine mandates, the department announced this week.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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