Help Your Employees Get Vaccinated
Now that the first Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out in many parts of the world, a major challenge is persuading people to take them. Corporate leaders can help amplify and increase trust in the messages from public health officials. Start by understanding how your employees feel. For example, does anyone have cultural beliefs that may dissuade them from getting vaccinated? Next, work together with public health officials to create targeted messaging around the goals, safety, benefits, and latest news. Finally, be sure that people in your workforce don’t have to choose between getting paid and staying healthy. This means creating policies that protect wages and providing paid time off for vaccination and health care treatment. By joining the campaign to persuade people to get vaccinated, employers will not only help themselves, they will also help society overcome sentiments that are a danger to us all.
“Employers Have a Crucial Role to Play in Covid-19 Vaccinations,” by Susan Garfield and Yele Aluko