Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Information
Some states are mandating Covid-19 vaccines for healthcare workers. If you have questions about the rules for each state, find it here. These guidelines are always changing and we will update the page with new information as we have it.
Alabama
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Alaska
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Arizona
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Arkansas
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
California
- First dose: September 30, 2021
- Second dose: October 31, 2021
- Booster: March 1, 2022 or within 15 days of eligibility
- Exemptions available: Yes
- Resource
Colorado
- First dose: September 30, 2021
- Second dose: October 31, 2021
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
- Resource
Connecticut
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: If eligible, February 11, 2022
- Exemptions available: Yes
- Resource
Delaware
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Florida
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Georgia
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Hawaii
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Idaho
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Illinois
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Indiana
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Iowa
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Kansas
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Kentucky
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Louisiana
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Maine
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Maryland
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Massachusetts
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: If eligible, February 28, 2022
- Exemptions available: Yes
Michigan
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Minnesota
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Mississippi
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Missouri
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Montana
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Nebraska
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Nevada
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
New Hampshire
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
New Jersey
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: If eligible, February 28, 2022
- Exemptions available: Yes
New Mexico
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: January 17, 2022 or within four weeks of eligibility
- Exemptions available: Yes
- Resource
New York
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: Within two weeks of eligibility
- Exemptions available: Medical only
- Resource
North Carolina
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
North Dakota
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Ohio
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Oklahoma
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Oregon
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Pennsylvania
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Rhode Island
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
South Carolina
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
South Dakota
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Tennessee
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Texas
Utah
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Vermont
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Virginia
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Washington
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Washington D.C.
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
West Virginia
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Wisconsin
- First dose: January 28, 2022
- Second dose: February 28, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Wyoming
- First dose: February 14, 2022
- Second dose: March 15, 2022
- Booster: No current booster requirement
- Exemptions available: Yes
Booster eligibility is defined by the CDC as 5 months after a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or 2 months after a Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Your facility may have a different exemption policy. Please contact your recruiter to learn more.
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