Vaccine mandate

Vaccine mandates are requirements of vaccination for employment, admission to school, day care, etc.

If the vaccine is approved under an "Emergency Use Authorization," as some COVID vaccines are, then the statute apparently prohibits requiring vaccination for most workers (other than health care workers):

Section 360bbb-3 (e)(1)(A)(ii)(III) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act – 21 U.S.C. 564, “Authorization for medical products for use in emergencies” provides (emphasis added):
(e)Conditions of authorization
(1)Unapproved product
(A)Required conditions With respect to the emergency use of an unapproved product, the Secretary, to the extent practicable given the applicable circumstances described in subsection (b)(1), shall, for a person who carries out any activity for which the authorization is issued, establish such conditions on an authorization under this section as the Secretary finds necessary or appropriate to protect the public health, including the following:
(i)Appropriate conditions designed to ensure that health care professionals administering the product are informed—
(I)that the Secretary has authorized the emergency use of the product;
(II)of the significant known and potential benefits and risks of the emergency use of the product, and of the extent to which such benefits and risks are unknown; and
(III)of the alternatives to the product that are available, and of their benefits and risks.
(ii)Appropriate conditions designed to ensure that individuals to whom the product is administered are informed—
(I)that the Secretary has authorized the emergency use of the product;
(II)of the significant known and potential benefits and risks of such use, and of the extent to which such benefits and risks are unknown; and
(III)of the option to accept or refuse administration of the product, of the consequences, if any, of refusing administration of the product, and of the alternatives to the product that are available and of their benefits and risks.