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How well do mandates work to change behavior?

The Biden administration implemented a vaccine mandate in September that would require any business with at least 100 employees to require vaccinations or weekly COVID-19 testing. 

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

Thousands of workers are opting to get fired, rather than take the vaccine

“I felt it was my right as a human being and a citizen of the U.S. to decide what I put in my body.”

By Tim Lambert/WITF

Just 1 in 10 Philly cops reported their vaccination status, but city still says no to stricter vaccine mandate

Officials in Philadelphia have doubled down on their current policy of voluntary compliance.

By Ryan Briggs/WHYY and Nina Feldman/WHYY

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The political fight over vaccine mandates deepens despite their effectiveness

Republicans have grown increasingly hostile to the notion of mandatory vaccines

By NPR

How a small government agency will enforce the vaccine mandate for 80 million workers

OSHA works to figure out how to enforce the mandate

By NPR

Challenges facing Pennsylvania schools

By Smart Talk


Health insurance exchange opens tomorrow

By Matt Paul