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MCLEAN, Va. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his administration is considering whether to require U.S. federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
“That’s under consideration right now,” Biden told a reporter who asked whether the administration was weighing such a requirement.
Biden made the remark during a visit to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, as his administration’s health experts advised Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to start wearing masks again in some circumstances due to the virus’ fast-spreading Delta variant.
The White House has told its staff to start wearing masks again, a White House official said on Tuesday.
We won t go back! Trump lashes out at CDC for reimplementing mask orders for vaccinated people and says Joe Biden learned nothing from the last year as the president considers jab mandate for federal workers
Trump urged people not to follow the update CDC recommendation urging vaccinated people to go back to masking up indoors in high infection rate areas Don t surrender to COVID. Don t go back! the former president said in a Tuesday statement. Don t let this happen to our children or our Country
The statement came after President Joe Biden said he is considering mandatory vaccinations for all federal employees
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA (REUTERS) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday (July 27) his administration is considering whether to require US federal employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
“That’s under consideration right now,” Biden told a reporter who asked whether the administration was weighing such a requirement.
Biden made the remark during a visit to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia, as his administration’s health experts advised Americans fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to start wearing masks again in some circumstances due to the virus’ fast-spreading Delta variant.
The White House has told its staff to start wearing masks again, a White House official said on Tuesday.
White House considering vaccine mandate for federal workers
The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first federal agency to require vaccinations, for its health workers. Author: ALEXANDRA JAFFE (Associated Press) Published: 10:05 PM EDT July 27, 2021 Updated: 10:05 PM EDT July 27, 2021
WASHINGTON The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask a potentially major shift in policy that reflects growing concerns about the spread of the more infectious delta variant.
The possible vaccine mandate for federal employees regardless of the rate of transmission in their area is one option under consideration by the Biden administration, according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss deliberations that have yet to be made public. Th