Can I Be Required To Get Vaccinated Against Covid-19?

As U.S. officials began distributing the first doses of authorized Covid-19 vaccines, some health experts worried that too few people would take them for the immunization campaign to stop the spread of the disease. That prospect has provoked discussion of vaccine mandates by government authorities and employers. Under the law, both have the power to issue such orders. Whether mandates are effective in expanding the uptake of a vaccine is a matter of debate, however.