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President Joe Biden defended his push to give booster shots to all Americans, countering criticism that the move is unfair to other nations that are still struggling to procure a first dose of coronavirus vaccines.
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Biden says White House may mandate vaccine for federal employees
The news comes after weeks of waning vaccination rates, despite its wide availability and the swelling number of caseloads across the country.
By Eli RosenbergThe Washington Post
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WASHINGTON President Biden said that the federal government was considering making vaccines mandatory for its workforce on Tuesday – what would amount to a significant escalation in the push to expand vaccine coverage, as the surge from the Delta variant complicates the country’s reopening and brings the issue of widespread vaccine resistance to the fore.
“That’s under consideration right now,” Biden said in response to a reporter’s question about a mandate for federal employees, at an appearance. “If you’re not vaccinated, you’re not nearly as smart as I thought you were.”
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A CDC advisory committee is convening after hundreds of vaccinated people many of them teenagers or young adults experienced a condition called myocarditis.