Can the Boss Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines are almost here! But what will happen in the workplace? What if your boss makes you take the vaccine but you refuse? Then what? Christine Bestor Townsend from Ogletree Deakins sheds some light.
Sources:
- FDA Announcement for Pfizer’s Vaccine Review ‘Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee December 10, 2020 Meeting Announcement’
- FDA Announcement for Moderna’s Vaccine Review ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Second COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate’
- Previous Podcast Episode ‘Vaccine Liability during COVID-19’
- Stat News article by Matthew Herper ‘U.K. approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, putting pressure on FDA’
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Fact Sheet ‘Explaining Operation Warp Speed’
- The Washington Post article by Jena McGregor ‘Employers start preparing for the coronavirus vaccine with a question: Can we require it?’