united says more than 96% of its employees are vaccinated. over the last several months, other big businesses have issued vaccine mandates as well. cvs, delta, mcdonald s, tyson foods to name a food have used some version of a mandate to keep their workers safe. the biden administration was trying to do the same thing when it mandated that companies with over 100 workers submit to a vaccine-or-test policy. but this week that was blocked by the supreme court s conservative majority. in a 6-3 vote, they undercuted a policy that s only mission is to protect people from the virus. next i will be joined with an osha administrator who will help us what osha can and do to continue keeping workers safe. .
are vaccinated or you can say, look, test every week so we know you re not infectious. or your workers can work at home. there are lots of options. this isn t a vaccine requirement at all. it s a hazard mitigation requirement. dr. michaels, thank you for being with us. dr. david michaels was the osha administrator during the obama administration. he s professor at george washington school of public health. we appreciate your time tonight. still ahead, we saw record voting turnout in 2020. the response to that achievement might surprise you. that s next.
health administration, osha is of course one of the agencies now tasked with implementing the presidents vaccine rule, in addition to his role as former osha administrator during the obama administration, dr. michaels is currently professor at the george washington university school of public health, dr. michaels, thank you for being with us tonight. i am sort of interested, giving american businesses often fight anything that feels like a regulation. there has been no pushback from the national retail federation, no pushback from the united states chamber of commerce, not even local chambers of commerce which are often in lockstep with state republicans, this seems to be okay with this. that s right, i think businesses across the country, are welcoming the opportunity, say to their workers, the federal government is requiring us to do this, the companies that have gone forward, like united airlines have had great success. i think it will be a challenge for a lot of employers, but
telling the employers, look, you ve been ensured your workers are vaccinated or you can say, look, test every week so we know you re not infectious. or your workers can work at home. there are lots of options. this isn t a vaccine requirement at all. it s a hazard mitigation requirement. dr. michaels, thank you for being with us. dr. david michaels was the osha administrator during the obama administration. he s professor at george washington school of public health. we saw record voting turnout in 2020. the response to that achievement might surprise you. that s next. at achievement might surprise you that s next.
legal challenges already. except that vaccine requirements work in terms of getting employees inoculated. at united airlines one of the first companies to institute a mandate, more than 98% of u.s. employees are now vaccinated according to its chief executive. in new york, many schools went from employee vaccination rates in the 70% to 80% range when the state s mandate was announced a month and a half ago to 95% around the deadline this week. hospitals in california saw similar results. we re already seeing buy-in from businesses. but with the biden proposal set to have an impact, tens of millions of other workers can t withstand the potential challenges. joining us now is dr. david michaels, former assistant secretary of labor or osha, one of the agencies now tasked with implementing the president s vaccine rule. and in addition to his role as former osha administrator during