The Vaccine Mandate Conundrum

<p>In the effort to raise America’s vaccination rate, some agencies and private organizations have turned to the last, and most controversial, weapon in the public health arsenal: vaccine mandates.</p><p>How have the federal government and the White House approached the issue?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jennifer-steinhauer?smid=pc-thedaily">Jennifer Steinhauer</a>, a Washington reporter for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>California and New York City <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/nyregion/covid-vaccine-ny-ca-mandatory.html?smid=pc-thedaily">will require vaccinations or tests for their employees</a>, while the Department of Veterans Affairs said frontline health care workers must get vaccinated or face possible termination.</li><li>With some health care workers still refusing to be immunized, medical centers around the country<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/21/health/covid-vaccine-hospitals.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> are requiring shots as cases climb once again</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>