# Questions about anti-vaxxers and the COVID future

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [April 12, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874 "2021-04-12T21:37:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-anti-vaxxers-and-the-covid-future/939874/7 "2021-04-13T02:13:33Z")

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> [@nelliebly](#):
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> I know this has been raised in other threads, but are there any employers who can legally require employees to get vaccinated? If so, can employees get exemptions for (supposed) religious reasons? I know this is a frequent means of anti-vaxxers avoiding getting their kids vaccinated.

Not currently, because none of the vaccines have been officially approved – they are just being distributed under an emergency use authorization. That’s why soldiers are being given a choice, too. My understanding is that once some vaccines are actually approved in the usual way, employers can require their employees to get them. I anticipate the military and most health providers to require it. Dunno about other employers.

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