By Lauren Johnson

On September 9th President Joe Biden required the vaccination of government employees by November 22nd of 2021 including military with each branch having their own deadline.

Privately owned businesses may implement their own rules on this vaccine. Rules such as when you have to get the doses by, if you still must take COVID tests, and whether a mask will still be needed are just a few examples.

Places such as Sanford Heath Medical Centers in Fargo, North Dakota have issued a mandate where all employees must be vaccinated November 1st.

Due to this Sanford mandate, many workers in these companies have reported “feeling safer” and more “comfortable” knowing that others are following the rules and getting vaccinated.

While there are those who agree with vaccination, others cite potential side effects such as “becoming infertile,” yet “the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received full approval by the FDA on August 23rd, 2021.”

Since the first outbreak of COVID back in 2019, there has been varied brands of vaccines that have been released. The most prevalent and well known in the United States are the Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.

Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines show equivalent efficiency rates while still in the initial stages. Currently the FDA and CDC recommend the states to pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine due to the risk of blood clots. Yet when it comes to companies it was never specified in the mandate as to which one workers had to get.