A day after Maryland hospitals said they would start requiring COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment, businesses, retail associations and consumer groups in the state said they would not rush to make the same decision.

The exception might be in nursing homes, where the coronavirus ravaged staff and residents in the early weeks and months of the pandemic, accounting for much of the state’s early death toll. At least one in Maryland already has imposed immunization requirements on workers.

Elsewhere, companies said they will encourage staffers to get vaccinated, rather than demand they do, though it’s not clear whether that will hold true if the COVID-19 vaccines win full federal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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The Maryland Retailers Association said its members have been trying to incentivize employees to get their immunizations.

“Our organization across the board does not support one size fits all mandates and we believe each employer should be able to create a vaccine policy that fits them,” said Cailey Locklair, the group’s president.

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