In September 2021 President Biden announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would require businesses with 100 or more employees to make vaccination a condition of employment. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 authorizes OSHA to enact rules that are “reasonably necessary or appropriate to provide safe or healthful employment and places of employment.” The mandate applies to all employees, even those who work from home. Proponents of the mandate argue that this will help end the pandemic by achieving President Biden’s goal of vaccinating over 95% of Americans. Opponents argue that the rule is unconstitutional and cite evidence that people who already have natural immunity are at heightened risk of vaccine side effects caused by an augmented inflammatory response.
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Top Agreement
The government should mandate employment health passes for COVID-19, it's a fact that employers who imposed vaccine mandates saw significant public-health gains. Large employer-mandated vaccination of staff in U.S. nursing homes saved one patient life for every two facilities that implemented the mandate.
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Top Disagreement
Making people get something put in their body just to keep their job is not right. Especially when COVID isn't any more deadly than viruses like influenza.
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I think that the issue is a lot more than what people think. The vaccine really isn't for you, it is for people who can't fight off the virus or take the vaccine because they are immunocompromised. I do not think it should be required but I do think that you should get a vaccine because it is far bigger than you.
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Even if it’s not a deadly virus anymore, COVID I’d still killing countless people and vaccines should be MANDATORY for anyone working a public job to protect the life’s of others!
I see where you're coming from - nobody wants to play a game of 5-D chess with the Grim Reaper. But let's rewind the tape a bit. Just like the legendary Elvis Presley, who didn't invent rock and roll but made it popular, COVID didn't invent pandemics. Remember the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic? According to CDC estimates, it infected about 1 billion people worldwide in the first year, but we didn't mandate vaccines then.
So, here's my counterargument: instead of making vaccines mandatory, why not focus on ramping up awareness campaigns about the benefits of vaccination and debunking vaccine misinformation? The carrot might just work better than the stick. What do you think about this approach?
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Vaccination, if approved by the FDA and medical professionals, genuinely has zero reason to be avoided. The biggest example of this is rabies. One bite, and without vaccination you’re dead. One singular **** can prevent this. The thing is, the media and government do a TERRIBLE job explaining what vaccines are, causing people to ignore them. However if large companies require vaccines to be used, then less people will get sick as well as see the benefits of vaccines as a whole.
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I believe since all medicine is man made that no one should be taking any vaccines. The way to cure cancer is to eat fruit, and doctors don't tell you that there are solutions to these problems they just tell you to either take the medicine they prescribe or go home and wait til die comes. Vaccines are just experiments from scientists and doctors give it out to people because that's how they make money and they profit off of it. The government has no control over their own office so to think that they can control others if they can't even control themselves is absurd. And they have no idea themselves what 's inside of vaccines that's another reason why they can't explain what is it to people.
@BBSGZP7 3mos3MO
When the COVID-19 pandemic was occurring, workplaces became key transmission sites, & this was especially true in very crowded industries such as food processing & retail. Studies conducted from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention suggest that consistent health protections, like vaccination testing & requirements, considerably reduced outbreaks within the workplace. Countries & regions that implemented health passes typically saw increased vaccination rates & fewer severe cases, helping keep many businesses afloat & hospitals from spiraling into an overwhe… Read more
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Every organization no matter wheather its a business, schools, resturants, or supermarkets. Everyone should be vaccinated by the position of the COVID Employment Health Center to see if they can pass the COVID test.
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Businesses should require vaccination from COVID, especially if its government mandated, because it promotes public health in the general population of people.
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Leaving vaccination requirements entirely up to individual businesses can create inconsistency, confusion, and inequality in public health protection. Without a government mandate, some workplaces may enforce vaccination while others won’t, which undermines collective safety—especially in industries that involve close contact, such as healthcare, education, or food service.
A government mandate ensures a uniform standard of health protection across all workplaces, reducing the spread of COVID-19 more effectively. It also takes the pressure off individual businesses to make controversial decisions that could divide employees or alienate customers. Public health is a collective responsibility, not just a private business decision, so a coordinated government policy ensures fairness, clarity, and consistent enforcement across society.
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The Constitution says that your rights stop when they violate others' rights. So refusing COVID vaccines violates the rights of people who want to reduce their risk of COVID
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The government should require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated because not being vaccinated endangers consumers and other people who visit the business in some way. Covid has proven to be a deadly disease and the health and safety of US citizens should be prioritized above all other matters. If citizens cannot go out for fear of getting sick and dying, not only will the overall happiness of citizens drop, but the economy may also be affected. Bigger businesses have higher chances of reaching more people, which means a faster spread of Covid, and because these problems can be decreased by simply requiring vaccinations, this decision should be made to ensure the safety and comfort of citizens.
@B8F2SPH 7mos7MO
An illness doesn’t stop at the door of just one business. Public health literally needs coordinated, equitable action. Government standards should ensure that every worker and not just those lucky enough to have a smart boss can stay safe
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It's OK if the person making a decision has no impact on others, but the decision to get vaccinated directly impacts the safety of others. The Government has a duty to protect the people living in their country, so mandatory vaccinations for employees should be implemented.
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The government should not have the right to mandate vaccinations, especially for diseases and viruses that aren't inherently deadly, such as COVID. That said, a private business should be able to mandate whatever vaccinations they want, as long as they don't violate people's religious beliefs or medical necessities. In the same way that businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone, they should have the right to refuse employment to anyone who doesn't follow their rules.
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The COVID-19 virus killed a countless number of people, irreparably changed our country, people's lives, and created a public health emergency for 3 years. To get a vaccine that would cause brief and low-level symptoms and ensure greater ability to fight the disease (with two doses near-ensuring immunity) is considerably less dangerous than refusing the vaccine and risking your life and the lives of people around you.
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Choosing the manageable side effects of a vaccine over the life-threatening risks of the virus is a logical step toward protecting both our individual health and our community's stability. By supporting health passes in the workplace, we prioritize a science-based approach to keeping our environment safe and preventing the level of loss we experienced over the last few years.
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I feel like it is very immoral and unethical to put others in your community at risk because you’re scared of vaccination. Vaccination are clinically tested and approved. Countless lives are lost to covid to this day, we have autonomy and the power to eradicate virus/diseases by getting vaccinated. Skipping vaccination weakens the herd or community immunity. Meaning your unvaccinated self makes the community as a whole suffer.
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I agree. Public health is a shared responsibility your choices affect the people around you. Vaccines go through rigorous testing and the science is clear. Choosing not to vaccinate in a workplace setting isn't just a personal decision, it puts vulnerable coworkers and community members at real risk
@BC35L6Y 3mos3MO
I understand the fear around vaccines, but I feel like you have a duty to your community to get vaccinated. Not getting vaccinated to me feels very self-centered, just because there are people who physically can't get the vaccine because of medical conditions. And they rely on you to stay healthy and keep them from getting sick. Vaccines are something that have helped so many generations overcome deadly illnesses, and I think that in general they are just important to get. For the people around you.
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People have their own opinions on vaccines but it is important to take a vaccine that helps keep your health safe rather than not and catch a virus that could kil you.
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I agree with this because people have the a choice whether or not if they want to take the vaccine or not but it should be a recommendation in order to prevent the virus from spreading to other people or worsening causing life threatening symptoms. There are multiple other ways of getting rid of covid other than taking the vaccine me personally I would not use the vaccine to get better because the vaccine can also make your symptoms worse but there are others who prefer vaccines and that’s perfectly fine.
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A strong counterargument is that governments already regulate private companies when their actions affect public safety, and infectious disease clearly does not stay confined within one workplace. Just like the government enforces fire codes, food safety laws, and OSHA standards to prevent harm beyond a single business, public health measures are justified when individual company decisions can contribute to widespread outbreaks, hospital strain, and economic disruption. When the consequences extend beyond private property, limited government intervention isn’t overreach — it’s a responsibility to protect the broader community.
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Infectious disease is a classic negative externality problem. An unvaccinated or untested worker does not only assume risk for themselves or their employer. They impose risk on coworkers, customers, families, and the health system. Those downstream costs are not priced into individual employment contracts.
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It's a decision that affects everyone regardless of their belief, and inaction on someone's part could cost someone else their life. The right to do as you want and choose should not infringe on someone else's right to be in good health, and if an immunocompromised person loses their life because of an unvaxxed person, that is unacceptable. No one can choose to not install brakes on their car.
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