The news that a number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are in the final stages of development/approval has been welcomed by employers and employees around the globe. At last, there may be light at the end of the tunnel! It has also inevitably prompted a number of questions, such as whether employers can require their staff to have the vaccine as part of their making the workplace as safe as practicable, and what their options are if an employee refuses to have it.