The Biden administration plans to provide “education and counseling” to federal workers who do not get vaccinated by December, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Oct. 20. On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced sweeping measures targeting the federal government, the health care sector, and private businesses. Federal workers and federal contractors will have to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Contractors have until Dec. 8 to mandate their employees to get the shot. Federal contractors cannot have their employees opt out of the vaccine mandate. The deadline has been praised by public health officials and Democrats as a way of increasing the U.S. vaccination rate amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But Republicans, businesses, and unions fear that the rule could have widespread damaging economic impacts and create further labor shortages as workers refuse to get vaccinated. The deadline also comes shortly before the peak holiday season, prompting further concerns to the economy. Some …
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