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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Discouraged People From Getting Boosters and Other Vaccines: Study

A recent study found that vaccine mandates had no influence on COVID-19 vaccine uptake but did reduce voluntary vaccinations.
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Discouraged People From Getting Boosters and Other Vaccines: Study
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Megan Redshaw
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Some U.S. states mandated COVID-19 vaccinations during the pandemic to increase vaccination numbers. Yet recent research shows these governmental restrictions had unintended negative consequences and no influence on COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

A study in PNAS found that state-level COVID-19 vaccine mandates did not impact vaccine adoption during the weeks before or after the mandates went into effect, suggesting vaccine mandates did not directly affect COVID-19 vaccination.
Megan Redshaw
Megan Redshaw
J.D.
Megan Redshaw is an attorney and investigative journalist with a background in political science. She is also a traditional naturopath with additional certifications in nutrition and exercise science.