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Business owners ponder whether to require COVID-19 shots

By Associated Press
Published: February 14, 2021, 1:18pm
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In this photo provided by Geller Family Dental, Dr. Andrew A. Geller, general and cosmetic dentist at Geller Family Dental has his temperature taken at the entry to his office on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Bronxville, N.Y. As more coronavirus vaccine doses become available, many business owners face a difficult decision: whether to require employees to be inoculated. Geller initially didn't feel comfortable with requiring his staff to get the shots because of the many unknowns about the vaccine. But he did extensive research and concluded that the 23 employees at Geller Family Dental should be vaccinated.
In this photo provided by Geller Family Dental, Dr. Andrew A. Geller, general and cosmetic dentist at Geller Family Dental has his temperature taken at the entry to his office on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Bronxville, N.Y. As more coronavirus vaccine doses become available, many business owners face a difficult decision: whether to require employees to be inoculated. Geller initially didn't feel comfortable with requiring his staff to get the shots because of the many unknowns about the vaccine. But he did extensive research and concluded that the 23 employees at Geller Family Dental should be vaccinated. (Constantine Venetopoulos/Geller Family Dental via AP) Photo Gallery

NEW YORK — As more coronavirus vaccine doses become available in the weeks and months ahead, many business owners face a difficult decision: whether to require employees to be inoculated.

And if they decide “yes,” they have to be ready for the possibility that some staffers will refuse.

Dentist Andrew Geller initially didn’t feel comfortable with requiring his staff to get the shots because of the many unknowns about the vaccine.

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