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 President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order requiring
federal employees who work in the Executive Branch to be fully
vaccinated with certain limited exceptions.
In guidance to federal agencies posted on a federal website on
Monday, the Biden administration said agencies should move
"expeditiously so that their employees are fully vaccinated as
quickly as possible and by no later than November 22."
In July, Biden said federal workers had to get vaccinated or face
regular COVID-19 testing, along with other safety rules such as
mandatory face covering at workplaces and restrictions on official
travel.
The recent surge in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths caused
by the Delta variant of the virus moved the administration to take a
tougher stance on vaccines, which they see as the best way to
protect the economy and end the pandemic.
Federal regulators are separately drafting an emergency temporary
standard covering more than 80 million private sector employees who
work for businesses with more than 100 workers.
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 Biden also on Thursday signed
an executive order requiring vaccines for
millions of federal contractors "that do
business with the federal government."
Some major companies are still unclear if they
are covered under the contractor mandate
executive order, while one major business group
on Monday
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asked for answers to numerous questions
surrounding the planned requirements for private
sector employers.
By Sept. 24, a White House task force will
provide new guidance about what contractors must
do and who is covered, Biden's order says.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill
Berkrot)
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