OSHA Says It Will Not Enforce Recording of Vaccine Reactions

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 | 1

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has changed course again and will no longer enforce employers' recording of reactions in mandatory vaccine programs.

The agency quietly updated the question-and-answer section of its website over the weekend, removing prior language added in late April that directed employers that required workers to be vaccinated as a condition of employment to record serious reactions on their OSHA record-keeping logs.

Now the agency has declared that it “does not wish to disincentivize employers’ vaccination efforts” and would not enforce recording requirements related to worker side effects from COVID-19 vaccinations through May 2022.

OSHA said it will “reevaluate” its position on vaccine reaction recordables next spring to “determine the best course of action moving forward.”

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