SHOULD EMPLOYERS FORCE WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE? SOME EXPERTS SAY THEY SHOULD

SHOULD EMPLOYERS FORCE WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE? SOME EXPERTS SAY THEY SHOULD

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SHOULD EMPLOYERS FORCE WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINE? SOME EXPERTS SAY THEY SHOULD

Employers grappling with COVID-19's impact on the workplace may soon be forced to make another tough decision after months of agonizing over layoffs, furloughs and the right strategies to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic.

Some companies concerned about liability issues, health and safety may need to decide whether to force their employees to get vaccinated if they want to continue working or return to the office, experts say.

And some experts are already calling on employers to make it mandatory, which, they say, would generally be legal. But others caution against mandates, saying that they could backfire by making Americans more resistant to a vaccine they're already concerned about and more likely to embrace anti-vaxxer sentiment.

Three Case Western University professors argued in a recent op-ed for USA TODAY that Americans should be compelled to get vaccinated, saying one option is that "private businesses could refuse to employ or serve unvaccinated individuals."

Such a requirement could place employers in conflict with their workers, given that more than 1 in 3 Americans say they wouldn’t get a COVID-19 vaccine today even if it were free and approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Gallup poll conducted July 20 through Aug. 2. The most common reason why some Americans are nervous about the vaccine is the speed with which it's being developed, followed by fears that the risks will outweigh the benefits, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted May 13-19.

But while requiring workers to get vaccinated could raise ethical issues – should people be forced to get immunized if they have religious, philosophical or personal objections? – some experts say those can be overcome for the sake of protecting everyone.

"It’s very much in keeping with an employer's responsibility for maintaining the health and wellbeing of its workers to require it," said Denise Rousseau, professor of organizational behavior and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has predicted that a vaccine will be available by late 2020 or early 2021. There are dozens of potential vaccines in the works, including ones from drug companies like Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline.

a dog sitting on a bed: Inside a lab for COVID-19 vaccine study on Aug. 13, 2020, in Hollywood, Florida.© Chandan Khanna/ AFP via Getty Images Inside a lab for COVID-19 vaccine study on Aug. 13, 2020, in Hollywood, Florida.

Dorit Reiss, a law professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an expert on vaccine requirements, said she expects certain employers to require the vaccine – potentially including organizations with at-risk workers, such as meat-processing plants and hospitals.