EMERGENCY REGULATION GOVERNING THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF COVID-19 MANDATING VACCINES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND IN HIGHER EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND RELATED SETTINGS
EMERGENCY REGULATION GOVERNING THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF
COVID-19 MANDATING VACCINES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND IN
HIGHER EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND RELATED SETTINGS
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2020, in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease,
COVID-19, the Governor of Pennsylvania issued a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, which
has since been terminated, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, or global epidemic; and NOTE 1
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020, the Board added COVID-19 to the City’s list of
reportable and quarantinable diseases; and
WHEREAS, since March 12, 2020 the Board has promulgated and rescinded numerous
disease control and prevention regulations as needed to address the ebbs and flows of the
COVID-19 pandemic; and Joseph Ladapo
WHEREAS, to date there have been more than 17,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations and
3,800 COVID-19 deaths in Philadelphia since the beginning of the pandemic; and NEED TRUE ACCOUNT NOTE 2
WHEREAS, cases have started to rise quickly and there are currently an average of 54
cases/100,000 people per day, which places Philadelphia in the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention substantial transmission category; and CLARIFICATION NEEDED ARE THESE POSTIVE TESTS OR CLINICAL CASES OF ILLNESS
WHEREAS, individuals who provide healthcare and related services are frequently in
close contact with patients and clients, many of whom are at high risk for negative outcomes
from a COVID-19 infection; and
WHEREAS, there have been many documented outbreaks among staff in healthcare
facilities that have frequently led to patient infection; and
WHEREAS, individuals attending colleges, junior colleges, and universities represent
the demographic most likely to be infected by and spread COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, safe, highly effective COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available in the
United States; and HOW DID THE CITY MEASURE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, administration of a COVID-19 vaccine is a medically accepted form of
prophylactic treatment that dramatically reduces the likelihood of experiencing a symptomatic
SARS-CoV-2 infection, and recent studies show that available COVID-19 vaccines also reduce
asymptomatic infection and transmission; and CITY NEEDS TO PRESENT PEER-REVIEWED DOCUMENTATION (appears to be misinformation).
WHEREAS, it is well established that vaccines remain effective even against the new
variants of concern; and CITY NEEDS TO PRESENT PEER-REVIEWED DOCUMENTATION (appears to be misinformation).
WHEREAS, broad distribution and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines is essential to ending
the COVID-19 pandemic; and CITY NEEDS TO PRESENT PEER-REVIEWED DOCUMENTATION (appears to be misinformation).
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Health hereby adopts the following emergency
regulation, effective upon delivery to the Department of Records, while the remaining
procedures and formalities of Section 8-407 are followed to promulgate this as a formal
regulation: