Vice President Harris is still insisting that employees of her 2024 presidential campaign be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — even as most other institutions in American life have abandoned vaccine mandates.
“Harris for President requires all employees to be ‘up to date’ on COVID-19 vaccination status as prescribed by the CDC as a condition of employment, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law,” reads the fine print of a job posting for a senior designer in Wilmington, Del. Anyone seeking a “reasonable accommodation” must plead their case to human resources.
Vice President Harris is requiring employees of her campaign to be vaccinated against coronavirus. REUTERS
Covid vaccine mandates have long since vanished from public life. REUTERS
Experts said Harris’ mandate was medically unnecessary. Getty ImagesAdditional postings on Harris’ campaign website indicates the rules also apply to all jobs offered by the Democratic National Committee as well.
Up to date officially means having a dose of the latest Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax coronavirus vaccine, according to the CDC.
While vaccine mandates were once required to fly on planes, eat in restaurants and even work in New York City — they have long since vanished from public life.
“Although Harris claims to support science. The requirement is anti science. It suggests the campaign is still catering to the most irrational voices out there,” said Dr. Vinayak Prasad, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco.
