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USA TODAY
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Expect 'a flood' of COVID-19 vaccine mandates after full FDA approval
Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Fri, August 6, 2021, 6:09 PM
As soon as the Food and Drug Administration issues a full approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, there will be "a flood" of vaccine mandates at businesses and schools across the nation, Dr. Anthony Fauci told USA TODAY's editorial board on Friday.

Mandates aren't going to happen at the federal level, but vaccine approval will embolden many groups, he predicted.

"Organizations, enterprises, universities, colleges that have been reluctant to mandate at the local level will feel much more confident," he said.