My son’s company “mandated” the shot by October 2021. Only my son (in his 20s) and one other employee stood up to them and refused. He even sent his resume out to other companies, expecting to lose his job.
They backed down.
Now, two years later, not only did my son keep his job, he has received two promotions (now is a project manager over all the healthcare/hospital accounts) and a hefty pay raise.
Many of those who got the shots no longer work there, and several that did calling in sick a ton. He is having to work 70 hour weeks to overcome the shortfall (he doesn’t mind so much, he is saving up for a house)
Anyway, the irony is that all of 2020 and 2021, he worked in healthcare settings, even Covid wards, and didn’t get Covid. The first year, he was not wearing a mask either. He told his supervisors that he was not going to mess with his immune system by getting the shot.
My younger son almost got it (he’s 21) because all his friends were. I literally paid him not to. He has since said he is VERY glad he didn’t and his friends all regret it. All of them have had Covid several times, he hasn’t had it yet.
Good for your son!