All employees of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will be required to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 27, under a policy adopted Thursday to put the agency in line with requirements set forth by Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey for the state employees they oversee.
The commission voted unanimously to give its employees two weeks, until Sept. 9, to either show proof of vaccination, to schedule a vaccine appointment or to request an exemption on religious or medical grounds.
“I absolutely think given the state of affairs this is the way to go,” commissioner Eileen O’Brien said.
The vote makes the Massachusetts Gaming Commission the latest state agency to adopt a strict vaccine policy that does not give employees the option of regular testing if they don’t want to be vaccinated.
Gaming Commission Executive Director Karen Wells said she does not…
