What’s Next for Vaccine Mandates?
The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s proposed requirements for large businesses. Now what?
Robby Brumberg, Ragan CommunicationsBusiness leaders have reached a confounding crossroads in terms of employee vaccinations.Since the first vaccine was approved by the FDA in August 2021, we’ve seen a flurry of promotions, incentives and pushes aimed at compelling workers to get the jab. But now that the Supreme Court has scuttled Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large businesses, what happens next? We’re treading yet more unexplored terrain, but data offers a clue as to which way the wind is blowing.[FREE GUIDE: How to Run an Internal Communications Audit]
Anticipating what’s next
A recent Willis Towers Watson survey found that 57% of all respondents represent companies that either require, or plan to require, COVID-19 vaccinations. That includes 18% currently requiring vaccinations and 7% that plan to mandate vaccinations regardless of federal legislation.However, 32% of respondents said they planned to require vaccinations only if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) took effect. Now that it won’t, we can safely assume a large number of companies will promptly drop their drive to enforce the mandate. (Even before this recent ruling, mandates were “leveling off.“)Continue reading here...
