Arizona private companies can require their employees to get vaccinated

ARIZONA – Arizona private companies can require their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, said the state attorney general, Mark Brnovich.

Although they enjoy this freedom, employers must respect those who decide not to apply the antiviral for religious reasons or verifiable medical reasons.

Through his legal opinion, which he published on his website, the prosecutor affirms that “the opinion of the Attorney General’s Office concludes that there is no single answer for all and that the government and private companies have different legal requirements”.

He considered that the government can apply public health measures during emergencies, “cannot trample on the freedoms guaranteed constitutionally” and the inhabitants of Arizona must be free, without coercion, to make medical decisions regarding vaccination, taking into account the measures that they are better for themselves and their families.

With regard to the government, he explained that, according to state law, the government cannot require its employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, whereas private companies “may require vaccines for their employees, but they must allow reasonable accommodations”.

In the case of suppliers and customers, he points out that based on federal and state law, private companies must be flexible when said people say that they cannot apply the biological.

He explained that in the case of people who board public transport, for example an airline with domestic flights, these companies are governed by federal law and currently there is no mandate that requires them to show their vaccination status.

He considered that americans must make the best choice in terms of their protection and determine if it is riskier to live without the vaccine than with it.

These comments are made within the framework of an increase in the number of infections, as the state authority reported that on Sunday there were more than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus and three new deaths due to the Delta variant.

Currently, Arizona reports more than 986,080 cases since the pandemic began and 18,600 deaths from Covid-19 are counted.