With news that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 vaccine, some employees might wonder: can my employer require me to take it? According to Berkeley Law Professor Dorit Reiss, employers can, in many situations, require employees take a vaccine, but this time around that EUA situation provides a little wrinkle. Reiss explains. She's also a member of The Vaccine Working Group on Ethics and Policy. 

 

With news that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 vaccine, some employees might wonder: can my employer require me to take it? According to Berkeley Law Professor Dorit Reiss, employers can, in many situations, require employees take a vaccine, but this time around that EUA situation provides a little wrinkle. Reiss explains. She's also a member of The Vaccine Working Group on Ethics and Policy.&nbsp;
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