Will FDA Approval Bring a Wave of Vaccine Mandates?

Bracewell’s Bob Nichols spoke with Marketplace radio about what to expect now that the Food and Drug Administration have given full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for Americans aged 16 and older.

“I think there’s some chief executive officers who have really lost patience with unvaccinated employees and will instantly point to this news as a basis for a mandate,” said Nichols.

Nichols expects a wave of new employer mandates and “more employees are likely to throw in the towel and agree to vaccination” now that the “emergency use” label has been removed.

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