Are Companies Requiring COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination?

In September 2021, the U.S. government directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft rules requiring private companies with 100 or more employees to ensure their staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 or test those who aren’t at least once a week. 

On October 12, 2021, OSHA submitted its proposal to the Office of Management and Budget, which revealed the following data points:

• 41% of employers have enacted a vaccine mandate. Amongst employers who haven’t passed a vaccine mandate, 40% are still unsure if they will,
• 38% of employers have enacted a testing program. Of those who haven’t, 49% say they won’t. Almost as many, 47%, are still unsure if they will.

BioSpace published an insightful review of this new OSHA data on October 26, 2021. Click here to access their pdf.