Vaccine mandates have been used for over 150 years in the United States to preserve public health, wrote researchers in a new study published by the journal Vaccines.
Announced on July 28, 2023, this retrospective cohort study examined COVID-19 vaccine uptake before and after implementing a vaccine mandate among employees at a major academic hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
In the 3.5 months between the mandate announcement to enforcement, COVID-19 vaccine completion rates for staff rapidly increased from 86% to 98.7%.
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