Surveys have shown that as many as half of unvaccinated workers say they will leave their jobs if they're forced to get the COVID-19 shot, but in reality few of them actually quit. That's according to an article from The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization that covers academic research.
Researchers looked at companies that have vaccine mandates in place and saw that, so far, only a fraction of workers have left their jobs when it comes down to it.
"In other words, vaccine mandates are unlikely to result in a wave of resignations — but they are likely to lead to a boost in vaccination rates," the authors write.
The article pulls together data from across the country, including the Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, which required its 25,000 workers to get a vaccine by June 7. Before the mandate, about 15% of its employees were unvaccinated. By mid-June, that percentage had dropped to 3% and hit 2% by late July.