AndyReifman wrote:BerlinWaller wrote:Surely a persons medical history is their own business and every player has the right to decide what is best for their own individual body?
I think as soon as you work for a private company/entity that group is allowed to make a decision for the people they employ.
I'm absolutely, 100% behind science and got my vaccinations as soon as I could, but I totally disagree, individuals have the right to choose. If they don't believe in science, then it is up to them. In the USA, employers have 'rights' over their employees because they pay the employees medical insurance. As a result, the employer can deny the female employees access to birth control if they oppose it on medical grounds. Where would it stop? The employer tells you, you have to be tee-total? Or, vegetarian? Or...
whatever.
I think it is reasonable for the employer to know if an employee has decided not to get vaccinated, so that they can Risk Assess the person, which reduces risk elsewhere. For example, if someone chooses not to be vaccinated, the employer should be able to require a COVID test daily, before they start work, as that reduces risk to others, but demanding that they have vaccinations is too far, in my opinion.