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President Joe Biden holds a mask as he responds to a question as he arrives at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Biden is in the area to visit the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks and advocate for government investments and clean energy as ways to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can t or won t show they ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus, aiming to boost sluggish vaccine rates among the millions of Americans who draw federal paychecks and to set an example for employers around the country.
Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government
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WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements for millions of federal workers as he denounced an “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among unvaccinated U.S. employees and others.
Federal workers will be required to attest they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules. The newly strict guidelines are aimed at boosting sluggish vaccination rates among the four million of Americans who draw federal paychecks and to set an example for private employers around the country.
Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated.
Federal workers will be required to sign forms attesting they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else comply with new rules on mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and more. The strict new guidelines are aimed at increasing sluggish vaccination rates among the huge number of Americans who draw federal paychecks – and to set an example for private employers around the country.
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Biden toughens vaccine rules for federal workers
President Joe Biden meets with leaders from the labor and business community in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 22. (Washington Post photo by Demetrius Freeman)
Published July 30. 2021 1:33AM
Annie Linskey, John Wagner, and Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden announced Thursday that all federal employees and on-site contractors will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus - or be required to wear masks and undergo repeated testing, an order that will affect millions of workers and is designed to be a model for other employers.