U.S. Surgeon General Expects Businesses, Universities To Impose Vaccine Mandates As FDA Approves Pfizer

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy predicts there will be more vaccine mandates in the near future. On Sunday, he said he could see universities and businesses imposing vaccine requirements.

This comes as the FDA announced it officially approved the Pfizer vaccine. The Biden administration now forecasts a greater push to get Americans vaccinated.

“Two potential things may happen (following FDA vaccine approval),” Murthy explained. “One is you may see more people coming forward, those who were perhaps on the fence about getting vaccinated, and this may tip them toward doing so. Second, I think you’ll see more universities and workplaces that were considering putting in requirements for vaccines to create safer places to learn and work, you’ll see more of them likely moving forward.”

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