Employers can require workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine and bar them from the workplace if they refuse, the federal government said in guidelines issued this week. Public health experts see employers as playing an important role in vaccinating enough people to reach herd immunity and get a handle on a pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 Americans. Employers had been waiting for guidance from the U.S. The guidance, issued on Wednesday, confirmed what employment lawyers had expected. Businesses and employers are uniquely positioned to require large numbers of Americans who otherwise would not receive a vaccination to do so because their employment depends on it.

Source: New York Times December 18, 2020 22:41 UTC