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Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

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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 @96KFPYN from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the vaccine is fake

  @Typical-Transhumanist-American-p… from California  agreed…4yrs4Y

No, I think businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate

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 @93BP55G from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No one should be forced to be vaccinated

 @942TXM7Constitution from Kentucky  answered…4yrs4Y

it depends on the job

 @8Y8R9XM from Idaho  answered…4yrs4Y

Your body your choice

 @9DDC3NB from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

No, no one should be forced to get the COVID vaccine.

 @95FF2R2 from Missouri  answered…4yrs4Y

Not unless they have previously had covid or symptoms

 @99QTTQGConstitution from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

No, this is an overreach of the federal government.

 @962PPQ6Independent from Kentucky  answered…4yrs4Y

depends on the large business

 @92NMQZP from Connecticut  answered…4yrs4Y

Its up to the businesses not the government

 @9ZJDLC6Constitution from Ohio  answered…2yrs2Y

No, citizens have the right to decide what they put inside of their bodies and should not be forced to get a vaccine if they don't want to

 @9YH9CK2Constitutionfrom Maine  answered…2yrs2Y

No, there are no "vaccinations" that should be required for anything. It should be decided by individuals or the parents of their children.

 @9XT6YV2Republican from Indiana  answered…2yrs2Y

i say no because i think that if the person wants it, they can get it, if they don't, then they shouldn't be forced to get it. some people don't want that in their body.

 @9VS73BPConstitution  from Arkansas  answered…2yrs2Y

No, although I think that workers should be vaccinated, I don't think the government has any right to mandate a vaccine, especially if said vaccine isn't made free for, at the very least, U.S. citizens.

 @9TZVZCCConstitution from Oregon  answered…2yrs2Y

Absolutely not. Just because you're a boss or the goverment doesnt mean you have the right to force me to get something forced into my body that can do more harm then good.

 @9TLNJY6Constitution from Montana  answered…2yrs2Y

I don’t think the government should have any stance or say in personal health choices or business decisions

 @9QFQQKN from New Jersey  answered…2yrs2Y

It should not be enforced for any person to get vaccinations just because of what the government tells us. It is once again up to the people to decide what people can do in any field, such as COVID vaccination.

 @CurvyletterConstitution answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, with provisions for medical exemptions coupled with extensive education to promote voluntary participation

 @9PZ6F5WGreen  from Louisiana  answered…2yrs2Y

Nobody should ever require anyone to take any drugs and that includes all of the vaccines. It should always and forever be a voluntary act.

 @9PRRX6T from South Dakota  answered…2yrs2Y

No, I think Government shouldn't mandate anything from anyone or limit them based on medically protected information.

 @9LCRGGJ  from Tennessee  answered…2yrs2Y

The Federal Government should not be involved or have any say whatsoever about any vaccine or anything medical in general for anyone, including large businesses, small business, schools, etc. No government entity state or federal should have any input as to medical issues of private citizens.

 @9KL3FQ7Constitution from Oklahoma  answered…2yrs2Y

I feel it is in the employees interest to decide whether they should be required to be vaccinated, but then again we are required to have measles, chickenpox vaccinations to be in school and so its a hard decision to say for sure

 @9K6X35DConstitution from Arkansas  answered…2yrs2Y

Depending on the covid/sickness rates in your area, and how often you travel should determine who gets the vaccination.

 @9JSS532 from Oregon  answered…2yrs2Y

No the government shouldn't force people to get vaccinated for any reason that's a personal choice people should make.

 @9JQKQSP from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

it is up to the employer to decide that and when it should happen as it is at there risk for whatever reason that might be.

 @9J68LMB  from Oklahoma  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the government should never force potentially harmful/dangerous "treatments". Nor should they protect manufacturers from liability from their products.

 @9HDC6TPConstitution from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the government has no jurisdiction regarding personal health decisions, and the government should not be allowed to coerce or threaten businesses to be involved in their employee's personal health decisions.

 @9GKKGBK from Virginia  answered…3yrs3Y

there has been very little said or done with COVID since the news and politics stopped talking about it so I don't think it's a very big deal as many people originally thought it was.

 @9GJTXY2 from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the Federal government does not have the right to intrude on any business' dealings except for tariffs.

 @9GCC9P9Constitution from California  answered…3yrs3Y

I believe that private businesses have the right to refuse someone from entering their store but it should not be a law unless clearly needed.

 @9FSBSGWConstitution from California  answered…3yrs3Y

No, it violates the rights of citizens to decide if they want a vaccine when it comes to easily preventable diseases

 @heidilsConstitution from Missouri  answered…3yrs3Y

No, I think businesses can require a vaccination but the government should not mandate it

 @9FMT49Q from California  answered…3yrs3Y

The government should not enforce any sort of vaccinations or medical procedures. It should be the decision of the individual.

 @9FG4J7DConstitution from Utah  answered…3yrs3Y

Mandatory vaccinations are a socialist movement. Why should it be mandated if it’s “obviously” so helpful?

 @9F93N8H from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

No, businesses have the freedom to choose not to be vaccinated, just like workers have the freedom to not work at said companies

 @9F6YDRL from Colorado  answered…3yrs3Y

If businesses want to require it that's fine but they shouldn't be forced to require it.

 @9DWT6M4Constitution  from Washington  answered…3yrs3Y

No, no company whether private or govt should be able to force medical care on their employees.

 @9DJ639G from Indiana  answered…3yrs3Y

No Government should stop trying to control us with the vaccine

 @9DFQNZ6Constitution from New Mexico  answered…3yrs3Y

No, that is up to the businesses.

 @9DDTB67Republican  from Indiana  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the COVID vaccine was rapidly developed with side effects and issues that haven't been studied yet. Getting the COVID vaccine should be a personal decision.

 @9DC9TVCConstitution from New Jersey  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the government should not intervene in private companies’ decisions.

 @9DBH9GP from Idaho  answered…3yrs3Y

Vaccination should not be compelled by anyone.

 @9D874PMConstitution from New York  answered…3yrs3Y

Vaccines should be individual choice. All ingredients of all vaccines need to be revealed. Proven risk benefit analysis should be revealed.

 @9D6M9XJfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

Not at all. That is tyranny. People are not cattle.

 @9D5XJ3TConstitution from Idaho  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and mandating it is technically illegal.

 @9D4W5HDfrom Maine  answered…3yrs3Y

No by the Nuremburg code any company that even say's that should be sued into oblivion .

 @9H7QQB5 from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

i think it should be your own choice but businesses should have the choice to mandate it per company

 @9C4FFCPConstitution from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

No, personly I think that businesses should require vaccinations, but unless there is a government employee, ie: politicians, military, FBI/CIA/NCIS/Secret Service/Pentagon, etc then the government has no say

 @9BXNQ98Independentfrom Guam  answered…3yrs3Y

Depends on risk assessment of different situations and different strains of virus and different populations of humans. Many people can work from home.

 @9BP6H8W from Minnesota  answered…3yrs3Y

No, No one should ever be forced to take an experimental vaccination

 @9BNX3DN from Wisconsin  answered…3yrs3Y

No, if a business wants to mandate a vaccine, then they can at their own free will. However, I don't have to work there, its a choice for me, too.

 @9BLYFMR from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

No. Some of us are allergic. Instead, require weekly COVID tests.

 @9B5BV9ZConstitution from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

Absolutely NOT. No government involvement in private business. They will simply tie business subsidies or future contracts to agreeing with these government "guidelines", so it wont matter. Government needs to get out of the healthcare business.

 @96S3NR7Constitution from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

No, businesses should be able to make their own decisions.

 @96QC7YTIndependent from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

No, it's wrong to force someone to be injected with something untested, and unreliable.

 @96Q7F6J from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

The clot shot should be discontinued altogether.

 @96LCKXF from Iowa  answered…4yrs4Y

Its the employees choice

 @967K63T from Kentucky  answered…4yrs4Y

its there option because it could effect you

 @95Z9PR3Constitution from Indiana  answered…4yrs4Y

No, I think Big businesses should require vaccination but not by government mandate

 @95TCSK5Constitution from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Individuals are responsible for their own choice to mask, vaccinate, or medicate.

 @95SMN2L from West Virginia  answered…4yrs4Y

yes ,but only if in there work they come in contact with consumers

 @95HV6XWConstitution from Illinois  answered…4yrs4Y

No, government does not own my body, nor my means of production

 @95HR7QFRepublican from Oregon  answered…4yrs4Y

If they want to then they can be vaccinated if they don't then let it be.

 @95DHZ34 from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

No, it is not the right of the government or employer, when under contract, to impose healthcare decisions on employees.

 @95D4TW7 from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

I think no because it is feel Will for the vaccinated

 @95BX2WLConstitution from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

No one should tell me what to do if you want it get it don't force me to do it

 @954WJVB from Delaware  answered…4yrs4Y

get it if you want if you are vaccinated or not isnt your company or governments problem

 @954NB86 from Illinois  answered…4yrs4Y

covid killed less people in 3 years than the flu in 1 year

 @94X276QConstitution from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, I believe it should be by your own choice to get any kind e rushed vaccination.

 @94WNFQF from Missouri  answered…4yrs4Y

It should be a choice of what they want to do and the government can not dictate what we do

 @94TWHMKConstitution from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, I personally believe it should be a choice wether or not to get any kinda vaccination.

 @94KT7WV from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No and this is because everyone that has got the shot and has worn their mask still get covid and i think it is all BS to force someone to get a vaccination. Yall are fine with abortion because it is your body your choice but what happens to that when it comes to covid?

 @94F3NKX from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

HELL NO. it is killing people.

 @94DD3ZRRepublican from Colorado  answered…4yrs4Y

Nobody should be required to get a shot from anything. The COVID shot has been proven with many health effects after the shot. We live in a free country and we should be able to choose what we want to inject in ourselves or not.

 @94C6ZLG from Nebraska  answered…4yrs4Y

No, when someone is forcing you to do something, PERIOD, they are infringing on your rights as a U.S. citizen

 @948X7GQ from Alabama  answered…4yrs4Y

No, no one should be forced to be injected with poison

 @948WT9GIndependent from California  answered…4yrs4Y

I say yes, but it should be opptional in some places

 @94846KRConstitution from Ohio  answered…4yrs4Y

No and I don't think people should lose their jobs just because they don't have vaccinations.

 @947BS56 from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

I believe it is every person's choice

 @942Z6ZLConstitution from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Only when the CDC makes it not emergency authorization, then mandates could be allowed.

 @93TRSSZConstitution from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes if there is a major public health risk

 @93QLHP3 from Florida  answered…4yrs4Y

No, individual businesses can make that decision themselves, the government should not make that decision

 @93LP6VLLibertarian from Ohio  answered…4yrs4Y

Not government should not be involved.

 @93LM9P5Constitution from Oklahoma  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the choice to be vaccinated should be between the person and their doctors.

 @93KBCLRRepublican from Nebraska  answered…4yrs4Y

no, nobody should be forced to get vaccinated

 @93JW2CF from New Hampshire  answered…4yrs4Y

No, businesses should not have any say in the health decisions of an individual.

 @93JGGSQ from Georgia  answered…4yrs4Y

People should have the right to choose if they want to vaccinate. Also, those who have contracted COVID-19 already do not need to be vaccinated since their bodies have developed antibodies.

 @93BC3DKConstitution from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

No, the government should ban all vaccine mandates in both public and private sectors.

 @937JTJ4 from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

No form of vaccination requirement should be allowed, people should be allowed to make health decisions for themselves.

 @92PV5K9Constitution from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

I think it should be the employees' decision

 @92MYQW4 from California  answered…4yrs4Y

NO, my body my choice.

 @92MSCQK from Indiana  answered…4yrs4Y

NO. Mandates are government over reach. Medical decisions are personal and the government has no right to interfere.

 @92MF54ZConstitution from Oregon  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and employers shouldn't require it either. they don't require any other shots. Why should they require COVID shots.

 @92MC5NZConstitution from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No one should be required to be vaccinated, PERIOD!

 @92L4JBLConstitution from South Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

No but also should be criminally prosecuted just like if anyone Force someone to take a illegal drug that did not want too!!!

 @92KDFN3 from Louisiana  answered…4yrs4Y

No it is the employees option, there are mask for a reason

 @92GC7RS from California  answered…4yrs4Y

I think we should leave it up to the business. It should not be forced by government.

 @92G8ZW6 from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

No, If the person wants the vaccine then let them get the vaccine

 @9288CVWfrom Guam  answered…4yrs4Y

No, let the business decide by themselves, but not by government intervention.

 @926W7BW from Massachusetts  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and ban mandatory vaccination

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