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Are Vaccine Mandates Effective, Legal?

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Andrew Bracken / Producer, KPBS Midday Edition
Contributors: Melissa Mae / Freelance Reporter
Published July 27, 2021 at 1:31 PM PDT
This story was published more than 3 years ago.
Photo of COVID-19 vaccine cards taken on May 9, 2021.
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Photo of COVID-19 vaccine cards taken on May 9, 2021.
Are Vaccine Mandates Effective, Legal?
As the Delta variant spike in Covid 19 cases continues, the move toward requiring proof of vaccination is growing. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom said state employees and health care workers must submit evidence of vaccination or be subject to regular Covid 19 testing. Across the nation the VA hospitals will also require proof of vaccination from all health care workers. These latest moves are expected to open the flood gates for private companies to start asking employees for vaccination proof as well.
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As the delta variant spike in COVID-19 cases continues, the move toward requiring proof of vaccination is growing.

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom said state employees and health care workers must submit evidence of vaccination or be subject to regular COVID-19 testing. Across the nation, VA hospitals will also require proof of vaccination from all health care workers.

Are Vaccine Mandates Effective, Legal?
Listen to this story by Melissa Mae.

As these new mandates take hold, it remains to be seen how successful they will be, and what level of backlash they may provoke.

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UC Hastings law professor Dorit Reiss is an expert in vaccine law and policy. She joined KPBS Midday Edition to explain some of the legal issues related to vaccine mandates.

“We’ve never had an EUA (emergency use authorization) vaccine for the entire population," Reiss said. "But now we’re facing it and there’s increasing reasons to think that yes, you can still mandate the vaccine under an EUA, but it’s still an area of the law that is not settled.”

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Maureen Cavanaugh
Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.
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Andrew Bracken
Andrew Bracken is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. He is also the producer and host for the KPBS podcast series "My First Day" and "San Diego Conversations," a collaboration with KPBS and the National Conflict Resolution Center.
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