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Hundreds of unvaccinated police officers and support staff could be sacked, have their pay stopped or cop a huge $20,000 fine if they don't get a Covid jab by December 1.
WA Premier Mark McGowan has introduced widespread Covid vaccine mandates that cover about 75 per cent of the state's workforce - about 1.1milllion workers - including police officers.
WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson warned on Monday that officers won't be cut any slack on the rules, prompting the police union to fire back claiming the move was aimed to 'starve our officers into compliance'.
It is thought around 360 police staffers are still unvaccinated in the state.
WA Police staff will need to get one dose of a Covid vaccine by December 1 and be fully-jabbed by January 1 under vaccine mandates (pictured, a WA border checkpoint in 2021)
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'Vaccination is a personal choice,' WA Police Union acting president Mick Kelly said.
He added the union views consenting to a vaccine as a basic human right and 'we don't accept the WA Police Force's heavy-handed treatment of our members based purely on their vaccination status'.
'We've been
