16% of Organizations Mandating Employee Vaccines, Gartner Poll Finds
The surge in new COVID-19 variants is swaying two-thirds of organizations to delay their return to the physical workspace, reported Gartner Tuesday. It canvassed 238 human resource leaders Aug. 24, finding 16% are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations, up from the 2%…
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that in January planned to require inoculations. A third said FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine increased the likelihood their organizations will mandate vaccines, but nearly half said the FDA’s OK would have no impact on decisions. Requirements from state and local governments are more likely to steer organizations toward vaccine mandates, said Gartner: “Employers want the benefit of a vaccinated workforce, but don’t want the responsibility of having to implement and manage a vaccine mandate.”