President Joe Biden today, Sept 9, will announce new new federal vaccine mandates that will affect at least 100 million Americans.
- All employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly.
- Health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid will have to be fully vaccinated.
- Vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government will be required with no option to test out.
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JUST IN: Biden to require COVID-19 vaccines, tests for millions of private workers https://t.co/ysDhLKPZDf pic.twitter.com/sqi94g0AOK
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2021
JUST IN: President Biden will direct the Labor Department to require large employers to ensure all workers are vaccinated or tested once a week, official says https://t.co/cHFwFEYPly
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 9, 2021
BREAKING: Biden to ask U.S. Department of Labor to issue a rule requiring employers with more than 100 employees to mandate the Covid vaccines or testing for workers https://t.co/PNoZZerIRf
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) September 9, 2021
NEW: President Biden is set to announce new federal rules that will require that all businesses with 100 or more employees ensure that every worker is either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing for the coronavirus. https://t.co/NERTwAvDFt
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 9, 2021
