Biden Announces <br />Federal Workers Must Be Vaccinated , or Face Consistent Testing.<br />Biden Announces <br />Federal Workers Must Be Vaccinated , or Face Consistent Testing.<br />President Joe Biden announced the new policy <br />on July 29 from the East Room of the White House.<br />Federal employees must now get fully <br />vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 <br />testing and other mitigation measures.<br />We all want our lives to get back to normal, and fully vaccinated workplaces will make that happen more quickly and more successfully. , President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.<br />We all know that in our gut. With incentives and mandates, we can make a huge difference and save a <br />lot of lives, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Four million civilian Americans are employed <br />by the federal government.<br />The new policy comes on the heels <br />of similar policies announced by local governments, <br />as well as private businesses.<br />The policies are in response to spiking numbers <br />of COVID-19 cases around the country<br />due to the more contagious Delta variant.<br />Cases will go up further before they start to go back down. There’s a challenge as you knew there <br />could be, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Biden reiterated the current recommendations <br />that those who are vaccinated do not need a booster shot for enhanced protection against the Delta variant.<br />No American needs a booster now. But if science tells us there’s a need for boosters, that’s something <br />we’ll do, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Biden also announced $100 payment incentives<br />to be allocated by local governments for those <br />who have not yet received their shots. .<br />For small- and medium-sized businesses who offer <br />paid time off for employees to receive their shots, the federal government will offer reimbursements.<br />It will cost you, the <br />employer, nothing, President Joe Biden, via 'The New York Times'.<br />Currently, around 50 percent of all <br />Americans are fully vaccinated
