Covid-19: Biden mandates vaccine or tests for workers at companies of 100-plus employees

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A Covid-19 vaccination sign is seen posted at the entrance of a cinema in New York. — AFP
A Covid-19 vaccination sign is seen posted at the entrance of a cinema in New York. — AFP

Washington - The measure will affect some 80 million people and comes in addition to extension of vaccine mandates for federal employees

By AFP

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Published: Fri 10 Sep 2021, 12:15 AM

President Joe Biden’s administration will mandate companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate all workers or administer weekly Covid-19 tests in a new effort to defeat the surging Delta virus, the White House said Thursday.

The companies must “ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to produce a negative test result on at least a weekly basis,” the White House said.


The measure will affect some 80 million people and comes in addition to extension of vaccine mandates for federal employees and new mandates for all those working in hospitals receiving federal healthcare reimbursements.


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