Though Effective, US' Vaccine Mandates Are Still A Point Of Contention
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There are pockets of resistance to the US' vaccine mandates that require employees be protected against COVID-19, notably among police and firefighters, but the rules have worked in nudging more people towards getting the jab.
When vaccine mandates were announced in the United States, there were dire warnings they would cause mass layoffs or walkouts. But they didn't. In fact, figures show they are working.
There are pockets of resistance to rules requiring employees be protected against COVID-19, notably among police and firefighters, but they have nudged more people towards getting the jab.
"Mandates, so far, seem to be the most effective thing we have to overcome the vaccine hesitancy," Bradley Pollock, professor of Public Health Sciences at the University of California at Davis, told the Sacramento Bee last month. "It's more than good; it's very good."
Around 58 per cent of the total US population was fully vaccinated as of early November, up from half in August as mandates began to be announced.
