Heading Share on Instagram Vice President Kamala Harris, a 2024 Democratic candidate, claims she would announce a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

Verdict: False

This claim is false. The headline, which originated from an August 19 article in The Times of America, suggests that the vaccination mandate applies to Harris campaign employees and is not a nationwide requirement. Multiple job listings on the Harris campaign's website state that employees must “remain up to date” on COVID-19 vaccinations “unless prohibited by applicable law.”

Fact check:

Harris is scheduled to formally accept the Democratic nomination on August 22, the final day of the Democratic National Convention. Associated PressIn her acceptance speech, Harris is expected to outline her vision for the country and refute her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, according to the outlet.

The Instagram post, which has over 3,000 likes at the time of writing, claims that Governor Harris is announcing a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The headline, dated August 19, reads, “Governor Harris Announces COVID Vaccine Mandate, Sparks Controversy.” The headline was apparently published by the website “The Times of America.”

This claim is false. The headline is taken from the Times of America: August 19th article The COVID-19 vaccination mandate applies to Harris campaign employees and is not a nationwide requirement. The article refers to a job posting on the Harris campaign's website, which states that all employees must “stay up to date” on COVID-19 vaccinations “unless prohibited by applicable law.”

Check Your Fact reviewed Harris' campaign website and found: Job Information It was mentioned in an article in “The Times Of America”: A job ad for an analytics engineer includes language asking employees to get vaccinated.

“The Harris Campaign requires all employees to keep their COVID-19 vaccination status 'up to date' as defined by the CDC as a condition of employment unless prohibited by applicable law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation related to the Campaign's COVID-19 policies, please speak to Human Resources before reporting to the office,” the job ad reads.

The job listings also contain the same language Data Analyst, Senior Polling and Research Managerand National Spokesperson The position is listed on Harris' campaign website. (Related: Did Kamala Harris mock “Trump supporters” and the Constitution in a post?)

Similarly, Harris has not publicly addressed her push for a national vaccination mandate. Campaign website Or she confirmed Social media accountIn addition, Check Your Fact There is no reliable news coverage To back up the claim, the opposite is true. August 21, Top Stories It reported that the allegations were false.

Check Your Fact has reached out to a spokesperson for Harris for comment.