So the traditional answer for these two groups (at least the ones in America) has always been "businesses have the right to fore any employee for any reason".
Now I get the sense that with the massive corporate abuse of power on free speech as well as this subject, opinions may be shifting.
But I am very interested in knowing what people think about this and why.
I'm more on the liberterian then conservative however on employee rights I'm somewhat on the fence. I do not think employers should fire people easily. I like to think that I would be able to fight in court if my employer decides that me being on the right is enough to fire me. Honestly in IT I'm kind of screwed, I sometimes feel I am on borrowed time.
That being said, in a perfect world I would say they should be able to fire them. In a perfect world another company would pick up the workers instantly for less then the previous employer and make a lot of money. It would also help the economy.
However we do not live in a perfect world, anyone who would dare go against the vaccine would be faced with strong resistance from media and such.
It also brings other questions, should employers discriminate against women? There is a decent chance a woman will get pregnant, she will also suffers from PMS once a month. So there is a strong reason to discriminate against them.
What a half-way solution I agree with is that if your contract does not explicitly allow the employer to force you then you should not be forced to take the vaccine. A good contract can protect you.
I'm a libertarian in principle but I oppose companies doing what ever they want. I support the little guys not the large corporations.