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Biden to announce vaccination mandate for federal officials

2021-07-28T01:25:31.681Z


According to one source, all federal employees and contractors will have to be vaccinated against COVID or undergo regular tests.


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(CNN) -

President Joe Biden will announce Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo periodic testing and risk mitigation measures, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. .

The announcement will come in remarks in which Biden is expected to lay out a number of new measures, including incentives, in an attempt to spur vaccination as the delta variant rapidly spreads across the country.

It will also follow a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require its frontline healthcare workers to get vaccinated within the next two months.

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Biden hinted at the impending announcement Tuesday.

"That is being considered right now," Biden said when asked if he would impose a vaccination mandate on federal workers.

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Proposal similar to the one in New York

Although details are still being finalized, the source said federal workers would have to attest to their vaccination status or undergo periodic testing.

The source said the proposal will be more or less similar to what is being applied in New York City.

Additional requirements for the unvaccinated could be added as agencies push to vaccinate their employees.

For now, Biden will not impose the requirement on the US military, although he has the authority to do so.

However, it likely outlines how the Defense Department may try to address the issue in the future, the source said.

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When asked if he thinks the revised U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guide on wearing masks will mislead Americans, Biden he blamed unvaccinated Americans, saying that if they had been vaccinated "we would be in a very different world."

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"We have a pandemic because the unvaccinated are causing enormous confusion. And the more we learn about this virus and the delta variant, the more we have to worry and occupy ourselves. And there is only one thing we know for sure, if those other hundred million people vaccinated, we would be in a very different world, "he said.

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The administration's decision to require vaccinations from VA healthcare workers is a powerful sign that vaccination requirements may be necessary to convince those who still resist vaccinations.

The legal arguments for the mandatory nature of the vaccine

To bolster the case for vaccines, the administration is taking steps to define the legal bases by which US entities can require their employees to be vaccinated.

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Lawyers for the Justice Department have determined that federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private companies from requiring COVID-19 vaccines, even if the vaccines are only licensed for emergency use, according to an opinion posted online. this Monday.

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The department's Office of Legal Counsel's ruling, dated July 6, but released Monday, paves the way for more federal agencies and businesses to require vaccines following the Department of Veterans Affairs' announcement on workers. first line toilets.

In recent weeks, Justice Department officials have been evaluating requests from private companies and federal agencies seeking legal backing for policies aimed at encouraging vaccination, according to people briefed on the matter.

The opinion represents a departure from the previous administration.

Last year, Attorney General William Barr used the legal power of the Department of Justice to try to fight certain restrictions on COVID-19, even joining some companies that were seeking to overturn state mask-wearing mandates.

- CNN's Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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