Does OSHA require employers to report any ill-effects from employer-mandated Covid-19 vaccinations?
Correct Answer
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will not enforce a federal regulation that requires employers to "record worker side effects from Covid-19 vaccination." In the words of the agency, this is because it "does not wish to have any appearance of discouraging workers from receiving Covid-19 vaccination, and also does not wish to disincentivize employers' vaccination efforts." In contrast, the United Kingdom's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency explains that "all vaccines and medicines have some side effects," and "these side effects need to be continuously balanced against the expected benefits in preventing illness."