OSHA Says Adverse Reactions to Covid-19 Vaccine Not Recordable

Employers mandating that their workers be vaccinated against Covid-19 are no longer required to record adverse reactions, OSHA said in a reversal of its earlier guidance.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new policy, which it posted online May 22 but didn’t publicize, abandons guidance it issued April 20.

OSHA’s illness reporting rules require employers to list any case where a worker becomes sick because of a job-related event and misses at least one day of work or needs more than first aid for treatment. The agency’s April 20 guidance told employers that require worker vaccinations that any adverse ...