Florida becomes first state to impose fines on businesses and hospitals that require the COVID-19 vaccine

  • A new law will impose fines on Florida businesses and hospitals that require COVID-19 vaccinations.
  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the ban on vaccine mandates into law on Thursday, effective immediately.
  • DeSantis called it “the strongest piece of legislation that’s been enacted anywhere in the country.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that will force all Florida employers and hospitals to pay fines should they choose to enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to a press release.

The new law delineates a multitude of exemptions for vaccines that private employers must allow, including “health or religious concerns; pregnancy or anticipated future pregnancy; and past recovery from COVID-19.”

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