Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Vaccine mandates have a history of effectively reducing the spread and health consequences of communicable disease.
- Pro 2: Vaccine mandates are time-tested policies, proven successful in the workplace.
- Pro 3: Vaccine mandates are reasonable conditions of employment, and most employees agree.
Cons
- Con 1: Employer vaccine mandates violate personal privacy and may exacerbate intolerance and discrimination in the workplace.
- Con 2: Vaccine mandates are not the most effective workplace policy; offering alternatives to vaccinations works better.
- Con 3: Employer vaccine mandates can doubly harm marginalized communities.
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