Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan. 4

Published by
Reuters

By Nandita Bose, David Shepardson and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will enforce a federal mandate that workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly starting on Jan. 4, a reprieve to businesses facing labor shortages during the holiday season, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Biden’s separate vaccine requirement for federal contractors has been delayed a month to Jan. 4, officials added, while workers in healthcare facilities and nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid government healthca…

Read More

Related posts

Lower empathy partially explains why political conservatism is associated with riskier pandemic lifestyles

Queen Elizabeth II, Longest Reigning Monarch Of Britain, Dies Aged 96

Kansas abortion vote rocks US midterms outlook