December 9, 2021
DENVER — While the vast majority of state employees have revealed they’re vaccinated against COVID-19, a few thousand hold-outs have decided to keep their status secret and opt for biweekly testing under state rules, an analysis by 9Wants to Know has found.
Out of approximately 28,000 state employees under the governor’s vaccination rules, about 16% are either unvaccinated or they haven’t revealed their status.
A review of employee vaccine data from the Department of Personnel Administration by 9Wants to Know found among agencies, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has the highest non-attest rate at 32%, or about one out of three employees.
“It’s hard to put it down to one thing. We certainly hear different reasons why,” CDOT spokesperson Matt Inzeo said of the unknown reason why his agency has the highest rate. “We’ve been strongly encouraging everyone to get vaccinated.”
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