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The list of people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine in New York State continues to expand and now includes urgent care center workers, those administering the vaccine and residents of addiction facilities. Some people could be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of their employment.
Unless a person has a legitimate medical or religious reason to opt out, their employer could mandate the inoculation. I don t think an anti-vaxxer would have a good claim if they were fired for refusing to take a vaccine, said Professor Stewart Schwab, an employment law scholar at Cornell Law School.