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When the Pfizer vaccine formally received FDA approval in August 2021, it was anticipated that more organizations and employers would become willing to introduce vaccine mandates. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In order to protect their employees and patrons, some businesses and entities may mandate that their on-site employees be vaccinated.
Abbott once again asserted that the COVID-19 vaccine will always be voluntary in the state of Texas, and accused the federal government of engaging in overreach to "[bully] many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workforce disruptions that threaten Texas's continued recovery from the COVID-19 disaster."
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the United States is an ongoing mass immunization campaign for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first granted emergency use authorization to the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine on December 10, 2020, [7] and mass vaccinations began four days later.
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More than 14,200 Texans are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus, the highest number since the pandemic began. Texas Gov. Issues New Ban On COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates After FDA’s Pfizer ...
[40] [41] On December 18, 2020, the FDA granted the Moderna vaccine emergency use authorization, [42] [43] which Moderna had requested on November 30, 2020. [44] [45] Starting on December 14, 2020, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered. [46] The CDC and each state keep track of the number of vaccines administered. [47]
At least 20 states have laws or policies that restrict COVID-related vaccine mandates that apply to such entities as workplaces and schools, according to the National Academy for State Health ...
This caught some by surprise since Iowa was struggling (compared to other states) to distribute coronavirus vaccines in early February. [117] On February 26, Arkansas fully repealed all mandates except for a mask mandate, which the governor said would likely be repealed at the end of March. Arkansas continues to make recommendations. [118]