Pfizer's Fully-Approved Shot Opens The Door To More Mandates

Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 9 p.m.

b'New York City, New Jersey, Goldman Sachs, and the Pentagon all imposed new vaccine requirements in the days following the FDA\'s full approval of Pfizer\'s COVID-19 vaccine. Public health officials \\u2014 and the President \\u2014 hope more mandates will follow.

But some businesses are trying a different approach to encourage vaccination. NPR\'s Andrea Hsu visited one offering $1,000 bonuses to vaccinated employees.

Meanwhile, Delta airlines announced unvaccinated employees would face a monthly surcharge. And some are arguing that airline passengers should be subject to vaccine requirements, too. Juliette Kayyem spoke about that with NPR\'s Noel King \\u2014 originally aired on Morning Edition.

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