Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates at Work Promise Employer Headaches

Employers that want their workers to take a Covid-19 vaccine once it’s available would be better off encouraging and facilitating its use, rather than requiring it as a condition of employment, according to legal and public health observers.

The Trump administration’s $18 billion “Operation Warp Speed” program aims to produce 300 million doses of a viable vaccine starting in January. But questions about how the Food and Drug Administration will review the vaccine has raised public concern about side effects and efficacy. A Gallup poll from earlier this month showed just half of Americans would be willing to take a ...