Can your workplace require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Can your job require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine? By Tiffany Thompson | January 20, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 11:03 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Can your job legally require you to have the COVID-19 vaccine? Many people have wondered about this. On Wednesday, our crews went to Big Spring Park to find out how community members feel. “I would prefer if they gave us an option,” Jacob Gilbert said. “I’m pretty neutral on the situation,” Natalie Abbott said. Meanwhile, someone we asked just a few minutes later completely disagreed.