CHAPTER 25

• Jurisdiction: United States

CHAPTER 25 CAN VACCINATION BE COMPELLED BY THE PATIENT'S EMPLOYER?

Yes, but . . . Future litigation will be inevitable. Turn briefly to the case of the employee who resists taking a vaccine, where their employer makes vaccination mandatory for positions such as raw meat cutter or surgical nurse. Watch this corner of the vaccine issue for extensive litigation to come.

Many employers that provide health coverage will pay for their workers to receive an effective vaccine. Subsidies for vaccination on employer...