The Complex Business of Vaccine Mandates

October 18, 2021

(The New Yorker) – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, American leaders have considered the pros and cons of vaccine mandates. Until recently, they’ve held back. Mandates, their role in the Revolution notwithstanding, have been condemned as “un-American”; the COVID vaccines are also new, and only recently received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Carrots—lotteries, cash payments, gift certificates—have seemed preferable to sticks. And yet, today, a third of eligible Americans are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. More and more, mandates look like our surest path to normalcy. (Read Full Article)