The question is especially important for immunocompromised individuals --- even if they are vaccinated.
President Joe Biden announced policy that his administration would require employers with at least 100 employees to ensure they’re vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 weekly.
Hospital, adult care and long-term care workers had until Sept. 27 to get an initial COVID-19 vaccine dose, under an executive order former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Aug. 16. The right to ask Even if you aren’t immunocompromised, legally and ethically you have the right to ask if your health care provider is vaccinated, said Govind Persad, a professor of health law and bioethics at the University of Denver.
It’s also important to understand that you are not violating someone’s HIPAA rights when you ask if they’re vaccinated, Persad said.