Surgeon General Says Court Blocking OSHA Vax Mandate 'Would Be a Setback for Public Health'

  • Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said Sunday that he is concerned about the potential dangers to public health if the administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses is blocked for good.
  • “I think it would be a setback for public health. What we know very clearly is that when people get vaccinated – and the more people who get vaccinated the quicker we’re able to bring this pandemic to an end — the more lives that we can ultimately save,” Murthy told host Chris Wallace during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”
  • He added that vaccine requirements “work remarkably well,” and that some businesses will still require their employees to be vaccinated even without a federal mandate.