Key Points
Employers may mandate employee COVID-19 vaccination programs, subject to certain exemptions.
When requiring employee vaccinations, employers should consider the fact that these COVID-19 vaccines are currently approved under the FDA s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
Mandatory employer COVID-19 vaccination programs must include religious and disability-related employee exemptions.
INTRODUCTION
On Dec. 11, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine. Yesterday, the FDA advisory panel voted (20 in favor, one abstention) to recommend the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for EUA.
On Dec. 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (Guidance) to specifically address employer COVID-19 vaccine programs. The new Guidance reiterates the medical/disability condition and sincerely-held religious belief exemptions that the EEOC recognizes for other
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Thomas L Perry, MD died December 4, 2020 at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, of complications following heart surgery.
Born in Virginia February 22, 1942, Tom attended the University of North Carolina. At the end of his junior year, he applied to and was accepted into the University of Virginia Medical School. Following graduation from UVA, Tom served in Vietnam as a captain in the United States Air Force, after which he moved to Seattle to complete his internship and residency. After practicing for a short time in Walla Walla, Tom moved to Yakima where he established his own dermatology practice and settled to raise his family.