In a joint statement, the AAMC, along with more than 50 health care professional societies and organizations, called for all health care employers to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The societies and organizations represent millions of workers throughout health and long-term care – from doctors and nurses to pharmacists and physician assistants, from public health workers and epidemiologists to home care and hospice workers. Their endorsement of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers aims to protect the safety of patients and residents of long-term care facilities and make the health care sector a leader in COVID-19 vaccination just as cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are once again rising throughout the United States.