Concerns about missing work may be barrier to coronavirus vaccination

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Washington Post

Nearly half of adults in the United States who have not received a coronavirus vaccine are concerned about missing work as a result of side effects from the shot, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released this month. The findings highlight a key obstacle to vaccination, particularly for the 25 percent of American workers who do not have any paid sick leave.

Economic stimulus legislation created tax credits that reimburse some employers for granting time off to get vaccinated or recover from side effects. But employers are not required to provide this leave. Although many employers are offering time off for employees to receive a vaccine, it’s the recovery that has workers more worried.

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Concerns about missing work were particularly acute among Black and Hispanic workers. According to Kaiser Family Foundation polling, Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to have received a coronavirus vaccine than White adults.

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Via https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/27/time-off-vaccine-workers/

2 thoughts on “Concerns about missing work may be barrier to coronavirus vaccination

  1. “25 percent of American workers (who) do not have any paid sick leave”
    I guess they would not want to risk becoming sick . . .
    But are they not concerned that they might get infected by the Coronavirus?
    How is their health cover with a Coronavirus infection?

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  2. At present, Aunty, more than 90% of patients who become serious ill and/or die from Covid are over 70. The complication rate in working people is very low – in most of them the illness is quite minor.

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