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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, 

. That's according to an article in 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 leave 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," they write.

This seems to be playing out in New York, too

, where fears of a mandate for health care workers have prompted officials to prepare for possible staffing shortages. But even there, the mandate appeared to force an uptick in vaccinations. 

The researchers say there are a few ways to further minimize the number of people who would quit over such a policy, including: building trust with employees, making vaccination accessible and engaging trusted messengers like doctors and family. 

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The answers workers give in national surveys differ from how people are actually behaving after mandates go into effect in their workplace. 

Lots of people say they'll quit over vaccine mandates, but research shows few do

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