Unvaccinated U.S. govt. workers must wear masks, says Joe Biden
The Hindu
Those unvaccinated should be regularly tested.
Every U.S. federal worker must either declare they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and be regularly tested, President Joe Biden was to announce on Thursday, the White House said, as his administration beefs up actions against the surging delta variant. A White House statement issued shortly ahead of a speech from Mr. Biden said the President would announce that all four million federal employees and on-site contractors “will be asked to attest to their vaccination status.” Those who do not “attest to being fully vaccinated” will be required to wear a mask on the job regardless of location, physically distance from co-workers, and “comply with a weekly or twice weekly screening testing requirement.”
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