As federal policymakers search for ways to boost America's vaccination rates, a lack of paid sick leave is playing a role in deterring low-wage workers from taking time off to get vaccinated, according to surveys and policy experts
A person dressed as Uncle Sam attends an anti-mandatory coronavirus disease vaccine protest held outside New York City Hall in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 9, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYAs federal policymakers search for ways to boost America's vaccination rates, a lack of paid sick leave is playing a role in deterring low-wage workers from taking time off to get vaccinated, according to surveys and policy experts.
Indeed, about a third of unvaccinated people, including some like Livingston, reported to Kaiser they would prefer to "wait and see" if they will get the vaccine while not ruling out the possibility of doing so."There is a share of the public that does not want the vaccine, but among those in the wait-and-see group the lack of time off is a major problem," said Ashley Kirzinger, associate director for the Public Opinion and Survey Research team at Kaiser.
"You should want your employees vaccinated," he said. "Pay them for the day and give them an opportunity. And if they don't feel good afterward, given them a couple days pay if you can." Congress took steps to provide emergency paid leave since the start of the pandemic, well before vaccines had been approved. In March 2020, legislators approved a paid leave program that reimbursed employers and required them to give their workers time off should they become sick with covid. That program failed to cover millions of workers, exempting companies with more than 500 employees. And it expired last year.
She felt it would be asking for a special favor to request time off to get it, since her bosses never required or encouraged anyone to get the vaccine, she said, and she didn't know if it would be appropriate to use the sick days she has been given from the district to get the shot.
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