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Denver Deputy Quits Over Vaccine Mandate, Says It ‘Was The Last Straw'

Craig Greeno guarded inmates at Denver Health Medical Center for the department. He said "I don't like to be told I don't have a choice."

Greeno said getting vaccinated is a "personal decision."
Greeno said getting vaccinated is a "personal decision." (CBS)

By Brian Maass, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – Craig Greeno, a Denver Sheriff Department deputy, worked his last shift on Thursday and left the job he held for 9 years, saying “It was the vaccine order that put me over the edge.”

Greeno, who guarded inmates at Denver Health Medical Center for the department, said leaving a job that paid him around $90,000 a year, including overtime, was bittersweet, but he said “I don’t like to be told I don’t have a choice. It’s a personal decision.”

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