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Christine Allegretti a registered nurse administers a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Jazlyn Salgado, 12 at Michele Clark High School during a weekly vaccination clinic on August 12, 2021. Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to issue a statewide vaccine mandate for all school employees and a statewide mask mandate on Thursday.

Manuel Martinez

Environment & Public Health

Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine: Workplace Requests May Surge In Response To Vaccine Mandates

By  Judith Ruiz-Branch
   

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More employers are mandating their employees get vaccinated, and with the news of the Pfizer vaccine gaining full FDA approval, some companies may see a new wave of religious exemption claims.

Reset explores what this could mean for employers and workers moving forward.

GUESTS: Stephanie Goldberg, Crain’s Chicago Business healthcare reporter

Poonam Lakhani, employment attorney at Prinz Law Firm

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