Get ready for the workplace vaccination wars
With the economy wobbling amid the Delta coronavirus surge, President Biden has chosen not to require every American to get vaccinated. Instead, he’s ratcheting up the pressure by pushing the burden down to employers.
On Sept. 9, the White House announced several new rules and orders meant to compel some 80 million unvaccinated adult Americans to finally get their shots. "We're in a tough stretch," President Biden said in a televised address from the White House. "A distinct minority of Americans supported by a distinct minority of elected officials are preventing us from turning the corner."
To get to the corner, a new Labor Department “emergency temporary standard” will require all companies with 100 employees or more to assure all workers are vaccinated against the coronavirus, or test unvaccinated employees at least once a week. And the rules will get stricter for federal employees and those who work for contactors, who must now get vaccinated, with no option to choose regular testing instead. All health care workers at facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid will have to get vaccinated without the testing option, as well.
It’s the most muscular government effort to force shots into arms, so far, covering about 100 million workers (including many who are already vaccinated). “This is to protect our economic recovery,” a senior administration official told reporters on Sept. 9. “We’re making sure Delta doesn’t undo this progress.”
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