Asked on Tuesday if he would require a Covid vaccine for all federal employees, President Joe Biden said, “It’s under consideration right now.” He went on, “We have a pandem…
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The agency said that vaccinated people who live in high-transmission areas should wear masks in indoor public spaces to help prevent the more transmissivefrom continuing its surge. It was a reversal of guidance issued just two weeks ago by the entity. There are 4 million federal employees, including civilian workers, the military, and members of the U.S. Postal Service, according to The Washington Post. That makes the U.S. government the country’s largest employer. It was unclear if any vaccine requirement would also apply to members of the military.
New Covid cases in the U.S. surged above 89,000 on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. Driven by the Delta variant, that count is the second-highest tally in the past 90 days. The national test positivity rate rose to 5.71% on Tuesday.
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