U.S. Surgeon General says companies shouldn’t require employees to get vaccine [Video]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Debates ensue following the news of the coronavirus vaccine’s authorization for emergency use on whether companies should implement getting a shot first before work resumption
• The U.S. Surgeon General also says the vaccine is yet to get its full certification next year.
• It was earlier reported that top administration officials, including President Trump himself, is willing to have the vaccine but only at the right time.

Discussions arise whether a business should enforce a coronavirus vaccine protocol once workplaces open again remain to circulate as most Americans await to have their shots by early to middle 2021.

While under existing restrictions dictates that employers can enforce vaccinations, Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, says he won’t recommend doing so during an interview with Yahoo Finance.

The expert explained that the shots are not yet entirely accepted, and it is expected that these vaccines may have to wait until the middle of 2021 to get their licensure. He also added that while the vaccine has been authorized, it will only be for emergency use.  

Following the emergence of anti-vaccination advocates across the nation, with many groups still uncertain about the side effects of the vaccine,  enforcing the use of the injection will most likely be heavily contradicted. 

And even with a 71% approval rating according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll by Americans on vaccination, there are still valid concerns surrounding the immunization. 

Marketing and consumer platform, NetBase Quid, says the social media remain divided despite the announcement of vaccine authorization.

Adams also said though that the public should understand that having good health is better for the economy, and wearing masks could greatly help,  and vaccinations could potentially bring back the normal.

He explained that most people in the U.S do not fully understand how vaccines work, adding that only a few see its benefits because mostly the potential disadvantages are reported more.

The statement also reflects the willingness of top White House officials like Adams, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and President Donald Trump to have an injection to increase the trust in the vaccines. They all note, though, that they can get the vaccine at the proper time.

Adams clarified that due to the scarcity of supplies, only high priority people would be getting the shot first, encouraging the public to be at ease with the thought of getting a vaccine.

Source: AOL