White House officials say they do not expect COVID-19 vaccine mandates to add further burden to holiday supply chains. A recent letter from the American Trucking Association (ATA) to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressed concerns at the administration’s soon-to-be imposed vaccine requirements. The letter says the trucking industry could lose as much as 37 percent of its drivers to retirement and attrition because of the mandates. It calls for, among other things, more time to implement a new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and exemptions for federal-contractor mandates to “avoid harming the nation’s already stressed supply chain.” Referring to the potential of mass resignations by truckers, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Oct. 27: “There isn’t an expectation, or anticipation, by anyone who has been through implementation of this, many of in the transportation sector, that that would be the impact.” …
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