Pfizer's Fully-Approved Shot Opens The Door To More Mandates
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🗓️ 25 August 2021
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But some businesses are trying a different approach to encourage vaccination. NPR's Andrea Hsu visited one offering $1,000 bonuses to vaccinated employees.
Meanwhile, Delta airlines announced unvaccinated employees would face a monthly surcharge. And some are arguing that airline passengers should be subject to vaccine requirements, too. Juliette Kayyem spoke about that with NPR's Noel King — originally aired on Morning Edition.
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| 0:00.0 | No more emergency use authorization in the days since Monday's announcement that the FDA had fully approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. |
| 0:09.0 | This is a game-changing moment. We've been waiting for this for a long time. |
| 0:12.0 | The practical effects are becoming clear. |
| 0:15.0 | New York City Department of Health will be issuing an order requiring all staff in the New York City public schools to be vaccinated. |
| 0:22.0 | In New York City, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced a new mandatory vaccine policy for school staff. In New Jersey... |
| 0:29.0 | All school personnel, heaven to October 18th. |
| 0:32.0 | Republican Governor Phil Murphy did the same and then some. |
| 0:35.0 | Additionally, I'm announcing the same vaccination policy for all state employees as well. |
| 0:41.0 | At the Pentagon, spokesman John Kirby said... |
| 0:43.0 | So now that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved, the department is prepared. |
| 0:47.0 | Vaccines would be mandatory for all service members. |
| 0:50.0 | These efforts ensure the safety of our service members and promote the readiness of our force not to mention the health and safety of the communities around the country |
| 0:58.0 | in which we live. |
| 1:00.0 | CVS Health and Chevron announced that vaccines would be required for some employees. |
| 1:06.0 | Goldman Sachs issued a mandate for onsite workers and clients. |
| 1:10.0 | And one of the largest public universities in the U.S., the Ohio State University, |
| 1:15.0 | said that all students, faculty and staff must be fully vaccinated by November. |
| 1:21.0 | This comes one day after Pfizer's vaccine was fully approved by the FDA. |
| 1:25.0 | One student on campus told the local NBC station in Columbus... |
| 1:29.0 | It didn't seem like a big deal. |
| 1:31.0 | Mandatory vaccines in schools, after all, are not a new concept. |
| 1:35.0 | Well, they basically require vaccinations for other diseases and viruses, so I mean, I think it was only a matter of time. |
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