(Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 2, 2021) – The Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is fully approved creates an opportunity for businesses to strengthen workplace vaccine policies and build confidence in it among hesitant workers.

Employers are taking advantage of this opportunity to implement vaccine requirement policies, deduct paychecks of unvaccinated employees, and provide paid time off for employees and their families to get vaccinated—to name just a few steps they’re taking.

The Health Action Alliance has experts available to discuss the stick and carrot approaches of employers across the country to increase vaccination rates among the nation’s workforce.

Health Action Alliance is a joint initiative of the Ad Council, the Business Roundtable, the CDC Foundation, the de Beaumont Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation—in partnership with Meteorite. Together, we work to strengthen and accelerate the business community’s response to COVID-19, address health inequities and strengthen public health infrastructure. Learn more at: http://healthaction.org.