as to your empty workplace arguments, most small businesses have way less than 100 employees which is the rule, right? (or did they change it again?). As of today over 90% of Calif HCW are vaccinated; a quick look at NY hospitals and attrition is about 10% or less. American Airlines reported over 90%, United is over 99% vaccinated. US Military is 93% first shot. I dunno about other regions/businesses, but honestly, it’s easier to say I’ll quit to a survey or poll than to actually do it, especially with the holidays coming on. Probably easier if one is young and single and can move home in a pinch, or whose spouse is primary income anyway.
I would caution that attrition may not complete. Many of deadlines for compliance either just passed (this week) or haven’t been reached yet.
American Airlines terminated just under 600 workers (announced this week). Not sure what their total workforce is today but in 2019 it was 96,000 worldwide. So less than 1% give or take?
My local papers are full of articles about staffing shortages at the hospitals and this has been going on for some months. Could be a lot of reasons for the staffing shortages including the fact that during the height of COVID the hospitals suspended many surgical procedures and so forth. I would expect that they wouldn’t pay extra nurses to just stand around, and getting them back under the current circumstances could be a slow process.
With something like 55%-60% of the U.S. population considered "fully vaccinated" (and I'm not even sure what that means), I find it highly unlikely that ANY company with tens of thousands of employees can say with a straight face that 99% of its employees are vaccinated.